Kidnapping Thriller

Haunted by childhood abuse, Veronica Howe is hell-bent on revenge. She confronts her abuser on the day he's released from prison, but events quickly spiral out of control. Suddenly on the run, and also desperate to retrieve a beloved necklace that belonged to her late mother, Veronica embarks on a dangerous mission, but realizes she can't do it alone. Olivia Darby overcame childhood obesity to blossom into a gorgeous young woman who is desired by all. But the solace she found in the church during her early days of torment, inspires her to become a nun instead of pursuing ordinary romantic ...

Her sister was taken. Two years later, the kidnapper has returned for her . . .Rosie's life changed forever on the night an intruder broke into her home and abducted her older sister Gracie. The single tragic event left the teenager's life in disarray, but after two years, Rosie is finally trying to find happiness in her life again, feeling as though her sister would want her to be happy after all. But her sister's kidnapper won't allow that to happen. He has returned, and is leaving a series of increasingly frightening and disturbing messages for her. He is watching her every move, ...

Ella Raven became an FBI agent to heal her wounds…only to have them torn open…one by one. As a teenager Ella lost everything she had when her dad was brutally killed and her little sister kidnapped, never to be seen again. When, years later, a young girl is kidnapped without a trace in a quaint lake town in California, the story threatens to repeat itself. Now a rookie FBI agent, Ella is forced to work on the case together with Matthew Hunter, the mysterious agent who is more than a decade her senior. The case hits uncomfortably close to home for Ella, who must deal with her traumatic ...

When you’re blind to the danger right in front of you, who will you listen to before you get hurt? In a small town in rural Pennsylvania, nothing is as simple as it seems. Secrets lurk behind every corner, dying to be exposed. No one will make it out unscathed. Addie is a teenage girl that seems to have it all figured out. Starting high school can be hard, but not when you’re one of the popular crowd. Addie has all the boys wrapped around her finger, but what fun is there in that? All is not what it seems when her life outside of school is exposed. She makes it look easy, but dealing ...

Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case which terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything—some even their lives.

This omnibus features 3 page-turning mysteries packed with suspense. ** from Agatha, Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist Kristi Belcamino ** Death Under the Stone Arch Bridge — A blast from the past turns sinister when Minneapolis photojournalist Tommy St. James goes to meet an old friend and instead finds a dead body. As she investigates the murder, St. James suddenly finds herself taking care of a young boy who is far from his Mexican home. Rafael's father, hoping to give the boy a better life, paid a coyote to smuggle his son safely into America. But nobody knew what lay waiting just on...

This book serves up a delicious treat for you. Mostly, it's written from Raven's point of view, and you know how she is. She's got a hunger for cruel and unusual punishment. Who will prevail in the global struggle for dominance, the wolves, or the sheep? Is the Consortium about to fall? Will Raven's thirst for revenge and blood, or Sir's drive to rebuild what was lost, secure the future of the Consortium? Who will prevail in the battle between the Consortium and the rest of the world? 'Retaliation' is an intense thriller that will keep you captivated with its twisted storyline and ...

He’s her fiercest protector. She’s the challenge he never saw coming. Together, they’re about to ignite a fire that could destroy them—or save them both. When Delta Force operative Cole "Viper" returns to his small mountain hometown, he’s expecting peace and quiet. What he doesn’t expect is Bailey—a mysterious woman on the run, haunted by a relentless stalker. Drawn by her vulnerability and fierce determination, Cole can’t stand by while danger closes in. Bailey’s cabin was supposed to be her sanctuary, but safety feels impossible until Viper steps in. With his take-charge...

Soon, Rebecca Gray won't be able to see. Diagnosed in her 20s with a degenerative eye disease, each day her world grows a little darker. She's moved to the suburbs to raise her son, Jackson. In the wake of her husband's death, it should be a quieter, easier way of life.

Amazon Best-Selling Author Bronze Medal-winning writer--Global Book Awards In a quest to find the keys to a legendary queendom, will one fierce woman stumble on a hidden treasure or into an early grave? Sheba Bentley is thirsty for a breakthrough. On the cusp of discovering the capital of her namesake's lost empire, the NSA code breaker doesn't have time for a side mission chasing terrorists. But her world implodes when she receives a ciphered warning letter apparently written by the father she thought was dead. Enlisting her Army captain fiance along with a Romani supplying inside ...

'The chase is gripping, the stakes are high and the opposition deadly.' Stewart Peterson, Greenock Telegraph Mike Watson, an investigative reporter has problems. He's lost his job and his wife has walked out on him. But before he has time to feel sorry for himself he's dragged into a search for a former colleague's bride who mysteriously disappeared while having coffee in a busy Paris café. Watson's search takes him across Europe and exposes a massive insurance fraud and a chain of crooked nursing homes. It also brings him into contact with a former girlfriend he hasn't seen for a long ...

4 a.m., New York City. A silent disaster. There is no flash of light, no crumbling, no quaking. Each person in New York wakes up on an unfamiliar block when the buildings all switch locations overnight. The power grid has snapped, thousands of residents are missing, and the Empire State Building is on Coney Island—for now. The next night, it happens again. Esme Green and Arjun Varma work for the City of New York’s Emergency Management team and are tasked with disaster response for “The Unmapping.”

Estranged after a devastating betrayal, brothers Victor and Frank Landis - sheriffs of neighbouring counties - hadn't spoken for years. In truth, Victor didn't care if Frank was alive or dead. Until the day somebody killed him. Crossing county lines in search of answers, Victor is soon on the trail of a sinister conspiracy that takes him deep into the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. From the poorest communities to the most powerful and corrupt organisations, he soon becomes ensnared in a dangerous web of drugs, trafficking and murder.

How could cleaning a woman’s pool be dangerous? Would working for her be a way to escape his kidnappers?Kidnapped at an early age, Benji didn’t have any say about what he ate, wore, or where he worked or slept. For years, his captors hired him out for whatever dirty tasks earned them a dollar, threatening the young man’s friends or family with harm if he misbehaved. Digging ditches and shoveling out horse stalls was better than what the tanned and aging cougar had in mind for him, though. Would he be able to ignore her advances and still keep his fellow hostage, Wee Michael, safe? ...

A peaceful cabin on the lake. A small town filled with friendly locals. Too good to be true? Absolutely.After a break-in leaves her family shaken, 16-year-old Katie Hickson is forced to say goodbye to her home in Los Angeles when her family moves her to a lakeside cabin in a small town in the country. Despite being unhappy about the move, she starts to change her tune when she meets some new friends. But it all takes a turn for the worse when Katie discovers the body of a teenage girl in the lake. When she learns that the dead girl was also from out of town, Katie feels compelled to learn ...

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Next stop: Easter Island On a beach in Chile, the unimaginable happens. Magical cultists kidnap Tammy and Paxton in a blink of an eye—literally. Sam and Allison spring into action, chasing a barely visible trail... and end up, of all places, on Easter Island, famous for its massive collection of giant stone heads. Turns out, the cultists were dead set on sacrificing Tammy and Paxton to a local god. That was their first mistake. And as all hell breaks ...

Dee is horrified to find herself helping her father to rescue and rehome a girl who has been abused. The FBI are after her, as are the cops and a gang of bad guys. Who is going to find her first? Can she survive the odds, with no superhero skills to fall back on? Get this compulsive and original original first in series and be hooked... Saving the child wasn't on Dee's bucket list. It might be the only thing if the bad guys find her. The rights and wrongs of it aren't so obvious... If you love a good mystery with some WOW! moments, you need to read this book." Dee is an unintentional ...

September Day’s new Family complicates her world. Ashamed, but resolved to set right their wrongs, she’s determined to dismantle the sinister crime syndicate before her cop fiancé discovers the tainted relationship.

When a past trafficking victim confronts her and demands immediate justice, she’s mortified with guilt. Outraged her loved ones are also taken by the killer, September agrees to the ransom. She relies on her German Shepherd Shadow to locate the missing but must reluctantly accept help from her new untrustworthy “Family.”

The Paintings of Rauma takes the reader to Finland on a thrilling crime adventure. The story is based in the beautiful coastal city of Rauma and takes Jussi, a local Police Officer, on a journey to investigate connected crimes across Finland, Sweden and Singapore. This Nordic Noir mystery begins with a minor incident that sets in motion a chain of events involving theft, murder, passion and hidden treasure. Jussi Alonen is a local Police Officer whose life is turned upside down when someone from the past comes back into his life. A gang of criminals make their way around Finland, wreaking ...

Her fiancé battles terrorists… He's one of America’s elite…Marrying him is a risk – suppose he doesn’t come home?Alex, now living in Virginia and working in Washington, DC for the Institute of Medicine, is recalled to the Big Easy to investigate a series of hospital crimes where she reconnects with her ex-husband Robert, the calm, steady surgeon.She realizes she misses him desperately as guilt consumes her…A series of emergency calls, one from the hospital, another from her home, Twist her heart and her…What will she do? She’s being pulled in so many directions… Evil ...