THIS SERIES IS ON INDEFINITE HIATUS! Please check out my other series, Behind the Curtain! I will be focusing on that until it is finished. I might pick TCoTS up later, but at the moment there is no promises.
1983. Scranton, Pennsylvania.
When a string of brutal murders break out in the town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, two investigators are set on the case. Daione Simmons, a senior investigator and Jackson Warren, an investigative journalist team up to solve these murders, it seems like there's more barriers than breakthroughs. And with many murders being in patterns of seven, it may seem easy to uncover a criminal. But, the murderer may not always be who we think they are...
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.