A box filled with audio cassettes, the player still functioning. In these recordings, past lives are in motion, voices from a distance that are unrecognizable, unknown famous people make memories never to be lost. They all tell a story of a place no one talks about anymore.
It all feels like a world forgotten and lost, yet it is closer than you think. The smell of fear hangs like cobwebs over the old recordings, you're not sure whether you're hallucinating about it or not. In these tapes lies the truth about what happened to all the people who are still missing today.
But if you never listened to them, you would never wonder who they are, right?
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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.