"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless."
-Gilbert K. Chesterton
About 4.1% of people put to death are innocent, a, well, conservative figure. And Sebastian Gray seems to be convinced he's about to join this small percentile. Convicted of the murder of Tanya Tachibana, Sebastian has continually claimed his innocence for eight years, declaring the evidence produced from the crime scene was planted. Who would believe that?
Jeanette Humphrey, a reporter for her local newspaper in Caledonia County, Vermont, discovers Sebastian's story in a collection of dusty clippings high on a library shelf. Intrigued by his case, she pours over the entirety of it, from the testimonies to the tedious court transcripts, discovering a few peculiarities. Jeanette, fueled by an insatiable hunger for the truth, dives deeper and deeper into Sebastian's case, revealing facts forgotten by those who carelessly tossed him to the unforgiving abyss.
Inspired by the radio show "Serial". All characters portrayed in this story are fictional. Any similarities to real people are completely coincidental.
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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.