"How would we ever find out if one of us died?"
Simple answer, they wouldn't. With four best friends living in different states, countries even, who are only connected through the internet, how would they ever find out?
A true crime podcast.
Ivory was listening to an episode published only a day prior, it was the first episode to truly disturb her. She immediately called her online friends, Arabella and Dakota, the only ones she knew would understand the disturbance and terror rushing through Ivory's body. After months of their friend Melanie ghosting them, they finally learned the truth.
Melanie Flores was not ignoring her closest friends, she was murdered.
Ivory, Dakota, and Arabella's lives were just starting as fresh high school graduates. But now, on top of rent, job hunting, and love, they were hit with the terrifying truth that their best friend is dead and her killer is roaming free.
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.