WARNING: This story contains sorta excessive swearing, mentioning of drugs, and probable scenes with blood involved.
The first installment of "The Altury Law", following the Altury family and their long roots with their members being involved in the law enforcement scene. It's the 1960's in New Havendell, New Jersey. As the times were crazy as issues were on the rise in this gloomy city. It had it pretty bad as the rise of the Spade Gang crime syndicate rose to power and had a good iron fist of the crime activity within the city and have managed to take and control a good chunk of one of it's districts. Their notoriety is well known to the point where the FBI isn't even to get involved due to other crime families in the United States were "more dangerous then them", leaving the New Havendell Police Department to fend for themselves. But ace detective Ryan Altury, who was given the case by the police chief, who in which so happens to be his own father, did not want to get involved on trying to crack them down. But now he has to attempt to take down the largest gang that New Jersey has to offer as it gets more dangerous by the day, even if he had to put his life on the line to protect his home city.
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.