To many, the PAP Paranormal Unit is either a mysterious joke or nonexistent. The unit, however, actually exists much to fictional belief. While working a stale cold case, Detective Wei Ying, team leader and psychic, is ready to call it a day with his partner in justice, Detective Xue Yang, a sensitive medium, when they receive a phone call from a legitimate source. It seems that there are strange abnormalities happening in the rationale world where even the renowned CSI Unit consisting of the very analytical Detective Xiao Xingchen and logical Detective Lan Wangji need assistance. Who better to work with spirits but people who claim to be able to speak to them? But first, they have to convince the renowned skeptics that they're authentic without someone pulling the trigger on the other.
DISCLAIMER: Characters and cover are not mine. This is a fanfic. The original characters belong to Mo Xiang Tong Xiu.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.