Katie Noris is a young woman studying to become a loyer, when her two sisters die in the span of four years she realises something's up. Her and her friends Harriet and Polly must come up with a plan to expose Kimberlys ex-husband for the killer he really is, but what if they've got it all wrong?
When Katies sister, Elizibeth, dies she makes a vow to never let anything happen to her only family member left, Kim. After Kim got married Katie went to law school, only after she returned, she found out the horrible truth.
Two years later Katie and her friend Polly are trying to sort things out, until they bump into the new wife of Kims ex-husband, Harriet. However little do they know, the person they've been blaming for two years, has nothing to do with the mysterious deaths of Kim and Lizzy.
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.