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{{You may|River Song|n1=River Song, a frequent user of "Melody Malone" as an alias|Melody Malone|n2=the unrelated fictional character}} | {{You may|River Song|n1=River Song, a frequent user of "Melody Malone" as an alias|Melody Malone|n2=the unrelated fictional character}} | ||
[[File:Melody Malone novel screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|The first novel in the series. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')]] | [[File:Melody Malone novel screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|The first novel in the series. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')]] | ||
The '''''Melody Malone Mysteries''''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') was a series of books written by [[ | The '''''Melody Malone Mysteries''''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') was a series of books written by [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') and her daughter, [[Amy Pond]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]'') | ||
The first of these books, ''[[Melody Malone: Private Detective in Old New York Town]]'', was written by River, and was closely based on facts, being a record of Amy and [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s last adventure with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] before they were catapulted back in time by the [[Weeping Angel]]s; the central character of Melody Malone was revealed to be none other than River herself. It included an afterword was later written by Amy, under the name of Amelia Williams. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | The first of these books, ''[[Melody Malone: Private Detective in Old New York Town]]'', was written by River, and was closely based on facts, being a record of Amy and [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s last adventure with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] before they were catapulted back in time by the [[Weeping Angel]]s; the central character of Melody Malone was revealed to be none other than River herself. It included an afterword was later written by Amy, under the name of Amelia Williams. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') | ||
Much to River's surprise, who had only ever intended for the Doctor to read it, the book proved a hit amongst [[1930s]] readers. Her publishers wanted more and River was commissioned to write a prequel, which she called ''[[The Angel's Kiss]]''. In the wake of its continued popularity, as well as the need to help her parents subsist in their newfound home of the 1930s, River began to write a third ''Melody Malone'' book in [[1939]]. She retreated to her old cell in [[Stormcage Containment Facility]] in [[5147]] for a quiet place to write. However, ''The Ruby's Curse'' ultimately wouldn’t be published until the early [[2020s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') | Much to River's surprise, who had only ever intended for the Doctor to read it, the book proved a hit amongst [[1930s]] readers. Her publishers wanted more and River was commissioned to write a prequel, which she called ''[[The Angel's Kiss]]''. In the wake of its continued popularity, as well as the need to help her parents subsist in their newfound home of the 1930s, River began to write a third ''Melody Malone'' book in [[1939]]. She retreated to her old cell in [[Stormcage Containment Facility]] in [[5147]] for a quiet place to write. However, ''[[The Ruby's Curse]]'' ultimately wouldn’t be published until the early [[2020s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') | ||
By early [[1939]], River had decided to "pass the baton" onto Amy and allow her to write the series instead, which she agreed to following River's completion of ''The Ruby's Curse''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') Indeed, by [[1946]], Amy had written further books for the series. ([[WC]]: ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]'') | By early [[1939]], River had decided to "pass the baton" onto Amy and allow her to write the series instead, which she agreed to following River's completion of ''The Ruby's Curse''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'') Indeed, by [[1946]], Amy had written further books for the series. ([[WC]]: ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]'') | ||