Written by Professor Edward Knoll, the head of the History Department of Lettington University, and Detective James Trane, a member of the Lettington Police Department. Excerpts written by others will be credited appropriately when necessary. This information has been compiled by the authors and only the information that has been thoroughly documented is included to guarantee authenticity.
On April 28th, 2017, in Lettington, Colorado, two college students noticed that every Friday night at 10:45 pm, on one of the local radio stations, a random configuration of noises would play with the noises being different every week. After contacting the broadcast station, they learned that the station was paid by a local anonymous individual to play those sounds. The students began to look for who could be paying for these noises and why they were doing it. But in doing so, they started to find things that might have been better left hidden.
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.