After substantial evidence points to seventeen year old, Dylan Marcus for the gruesome murder of his parents, he is sentenced to a life of padded rooms, straight jackets, and violent neighbors. Institutionalized at Ashmoor Psychiatric Hospital, Dylan spends his days surrounded by the craziest of the crazies. With no memory of the night of the murders, piece by piece is returned with time and extensive therapy. Dylan soon begins to question his own sanity, and innocence as the jigsaw puzzle in his mind comes together, forming a fractured picture of blood, and rage.
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.