A husband seeks atonement...Will Havers knew nothing about his estranged wife before they married, or that she was having him tailed that fateful Saturday. He's racked with guilt and his life is unravelling - a secretive ex wife who blames him for the death of their little son and his failing newspaper business. Now his mother is missing, and things are about to get a whole lot worse.A wife seeks revenge...Eve always suspected Will was having an affair with a girl from his office. Now she's seen the investigator's photos of them together minutes before the accident she's hell-bent on revenge. It's payback time - theft, poisoning, murder even - there's no limits, when you have nothing to lose. A private investigator seeks the truth...Ageing sleuth, Jack Sykes, is convinced that Eve is behind the poisoning at Will's office party, the disappearance of Will's mother, and the suicide of a young local man. He visits a remote Devonshire village in search of the true identity of Eve Havers. But will he be in time to save Will?
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.