The derelict, coastal town of Windrixville holds a secret.
Luila Stefansen has the perfect life working as the only female detective in the city and gyrating with her considerate girlfriend, Adrasteia VAN ROMPAEY.
However, when she finds a weathered the medallion in her cellar, she begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Stefansen family.
The exhibition leaves Luila with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to old-fashioned Windrixville to find some answers.
At first the people of Windrixville are optimistic and daring. She is intrigued by the curiously sympathetic private detective, Drago Marcell. However, after he introduces her to hard morphine, Luila slowly finds herself drawn into a web of fraud, adultery and perhaps, even mutilation.
Can Luila resist the charms of Drago Marcell and uncover the secret of the weathered the medallion before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Windrixville legend?
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.