1 secret
2 Murderers
3 Deaths
"Her hair was spread out in front of me like a dark fan and then I stabbed her, very slowly, in the place of her heart, because she had broken mine and she had betrayed me, spied on me and unfortunately, unfortunately, she knew too much, a real shame, I thought and grinned - love and hate are closer together than you would ever think..."
After Annabelle's disappearance, there is a lot of commotion: nobody knows what happened when Annabelle disappears one day and is never seen again. The only thing Eleanor and her class have left of Annabelle's mysterious disappearance is a seemingly unsolvable riddle and a ticking clock... because the killers are hot on their heels... or maybe underneath them?
As the situation escalates and Eleanor's life falls apart piece by piece, she has to ask herself:
How far are you willing to go to keep your secrets?
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.