Los Angeles, 1990, an animated town of neon, money, and dirty secrets. You need someone to dig behind the shiny, happy veneers of Hollywood and Toon Town only one duck is worth calling- Toon private investigator Quentin Fowl. When the party-girl sister of Ariel the Little Mermaid goes missing Fowl is hired by a Disney exec named Otto Werkenger to track her down. Unfortunately for Fowl, this duck is about to find himself out in unknown, dark waters, and it'll take all the Toon detective skills he has to save his own feathers.
Set in the world of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" this is an 80s-style noir detective story in a time when Toons stopped being funny and started getting serious. In the course of his investigation Quentin Fowl will come upon many cartoon characters of that day and yesteryear, including Bart Simpson, Fritz the Cat, and more.
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.