Ten years ago eighteen year old Charlotte Miller was reported missing by her parents after she never came home from school on October 3rd. Five days after searching for her and questioning everyone, Charlotte Miller was presumed dead-murdered by the findings of heavy traces of Charlotte's blood.
Weeks went by and Charlotte's body was never found and the case went cold for ten years.
Ten years later, on the tenth year anniversary of Charlotte's disappearance, twenty five year old rookie detective Madison Hart receives a package delivered to her.
The package reveals photographs, photographs of Charlotte Miller. On the back of the photo was a handwritten message in ink.
"I know what happened to her."
Shocked by this discovery, Madison Hart decides to take on the cold case of the disappearance of Charlotte Miller.
Madison packs a bag and drives to the town where Charlotte disappeared, a ghost town of Madison's own past, where it all began.
On the search to find out what happened to Charlotte Miller, Madison learns about eight other unsolved disappearances, all similar to Charlotte's case.
Close to solving the case of the disappearance of Charlotte Miller and the eight other girls, Madison learns this isn't a normal disappearance, the person responsible for the disappearance is someone Madsion knows.
And she's next.
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.