When one of the popular girl's at Oxford University Sophie King sudden disappears and everyone is a suspect in her disappearance. Four friends, all linked to Sophie through sex, drugs, violence, anger, and friendship are the top suspects.
However, when they find Sophie's bloody, beaten body shows up dead. The missing case turns to a murder case and things take a turn for the for the worst. When more girls go missing and their broken, beaten, bodies are discovered and rumours of a secret society emergence. Terror and panic start rushing through the university, as everyone women in in fear of being next.
Will the truth ever come out? Are the rumours of the secret society true? Will the murders be caught? Will the four friends be framed?
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.