“Two can only keep a secret only if one of them is dead.”
40 year old Emma McCroy stumbles upon the diary of Spencer McCroy; her 65 year old mother who has been undergoing immense torture for the past 25 years for the murders of ten people.
In the summer of ’87, Spencer, a young and daring psychologist, was tried and wrongly, as Emma would put it, charged for the premeditated murders of the ten most intriguing and twisted people Spencer ever encountered in her career.
Twenty five years on, Emma maintains her mother’s innocence and never ceased fighting for justice. Discovering the diary pulls Emma into a deep void of dark and dangerous secrets; secrets that will slowly, but steadily rip her world apart into a million pieces. But she knows one thing for sure; the murderer’s name is somewhere in there, engraved in ink. Along with the aid of her mother’s twin brother Brian, Emma embarks on a scandalous journey to prove her mother’s innocence to the rest of the world before it’s too late.
Dare if you may, to enter Spencer’s mysterious and shady world. But remember, with every page you turn, there is a price to pay as a psychologist’s diary is like an onion: The more you peel it off, the more it hurts you.
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.