2021 PenCraft Award Winner!
An inmate in Milan sends Neil Baggio on the case of a lifetime to find a missing girl.
Neil Baggio sits down for a conversation with Frank Cappelano, an FCI Milan inmate and Neil's former boss and adversary who's been put away for multiple murders.
But as always, Cappelano's insights are invaluable. Neil discovers a dubious connection between a missing girl-an activist who was protesting Gaines Chemical-and the head of Gaines himself.
All signs indicate a cover-up, but which part? There are so many skeletons in the closet of this powerful chemical company. Once a staple in the community, built by the CEO's parents, he has turned his family company into an enterprise.
Leaning on unlikely support, Neil will work with convicted felons, inmates, and dirty guards to survive this case. But will he survive it, will he uncover all that lies below?
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.