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The Midnight Memory

Jack Widow, Book 21

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The Midnight Memory

By: Scott Blade
Narrated by: Alan Phillip Ormond
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Memories fade. But some never let go. And some demand justice.

Jack Widow, a drifter with a violent past, doesn't look for trouble. But trouble finds him on a desolate Nebraska road at midnight when an elderly man in pajamas appears in the darkness—barefoot, confused, and firing a shotgun at ghosts only he can see.

Widow takes him home to his family, thinking that's the end of it. It's not.

The old man has dementia, and every night at midnight, the same memory drags him back sixty years—to darkness, to violence, to something that won't let him rest. Widow starts asking questions. The answers lead to a crime family that buried their secrets in the 1960s and will kill to keep them there.

Now someone knows Widow's digging into the past. The family he's trying to help becomes a target. An old man who can't remember and killers who refuse to forget put Widow on a collision course with a truth that could cost him everything.

The clock's ticking. Midnight's coming again. And this time, the past won't just demand justice—it'll demand blood.

For fans of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, David Baldacci’s John Puller, and Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X, The Midnight Memory delivers a pulse-pounding mix of mystery, danger, and justice served cold.

Download now and follow Widow into a mystery where the past refuses to stay buried.

©2025 Scott Blade (P)2026 Scott Blade
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Widow on form not much else to say finished audiobook in two days with wanting more

Just a ripper Widow

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This is a typical Widow book, except the characters seem to be much fresher and more real life. The integration of a Mob past makes for a thrilling ride. One of the best in the series, in my opinion

A Redemption of Sorts

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Normally I like the Jack Widow series, but I nearly gave up on this in the first 3 or 4 hours as it seemed to be going nowhere. I persevered and it got better but was very predictable at the end. I hope the next book is better.

Slow to Start & Predictable at the End

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