Kidnapping Thriller

Hollywood was betting a lot on this movie being a hit. It had a big budget and an A-list cast including Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in the lead roles. To help insure it worked they wanted an author whom a studio chief called “Mr. Action” to rewrite a knotty script and novelize the movie. I, Dave, the “Mr. Action” in question, viewed the movie’s concept as a kind of serious “Twin Peaks” and part of a lineage of mountaineering thrillers dating back to the 1909 Where Snow is Sovereign: A Romance of the Glaciers. The script I got was titled “Going West in America.” I changed...

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? ...

Abducted by bikies can he get to the church on time? Private Detective Jack Hamma is about to be married. He should be donning a suit and tie with a white rose in his lapel but instead he finds himself incarcerated in a blacked out room. Jack escapes only to be hunted by a gang of ruthless bikies. 'Another action packed Jack Hamma book' 'Some great characters in this, little Miss Jabber is fantastic and I think she deserves her own book.' ''ll never stop smiling when reading about Jack and his ability to collect people.' 'Out of the first three books in this series this is the funniest.'

In 1899, the dead rule the night. Juniper St. James, a witch ensnared in the grasp of the alluring vampire Lucas Crawford, finds herself entwined in a sinister game of power and destiny. She is Lucas's courtesan, forced to serve his infamous vampire family. Ordered to recruit their latest victims, she is drawn deeper into their world of ancient rivalries and insatiable bloodlust. Prague's cobblestone alleys conceal secrets darker than the abyss, and the dead's thirst for dominion grows stronger with every heartbeat. A forbidden connection blooms with Kristoff Novak, a captivating butler ...

Imagine being kidnapped by mistake. That's Katherine. Now imagine marrying your best friend's kidnapper. That's Jennifer. Two best friends whose lives were torn apart by a man with two lives and a dark secret. "Gripping." - Stewart Ross, author of 'The Soterion Mission' Trilogy "I couldn't put it down!" - Jacob Shelley, author of 'Put Title Here' and 'Life In Three Lines'

If Princess Diana had been murdered, what sort of man would have killed her? Maybe one who made accidents happen. Maybe one who didn't realize who he was murdering....

Both shocking and spellbinding, The Victim Donor tells the suspenseful story of a family man who struggles to discover why he has become the focus of a gruesome kidnapping plot. Stockbroker John Harris III is living the American dream with Cheryl, his physician wife and college sweetheart. They have four young children, a house in the mountains of Utah, health, love, and money. But their lives are suddenly turned upside-down when Harris is mysteriously kidnapped one morning on his way to work.

Dalen Reese, Detroit’s greatest Private Eye, is back, and this time he’s working without his partners, Ian Parker or Robert Stonewall. During the height of the Covid pandemic, a young barista from The Coffee Cabin fails to report to work and Dalen jumps into action to find out where she is. He enlists the assistance of his friend Picasso, one of the most feared men in the Motor City, Nomar, a new friend with more questions than answers, and his eager friend Morrison, to help find Pasha. Along the way, Dalen meets a young boy named Rico whose mother is involved with a crime family and is...

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...

Would you kill someone to be with your family? When the unexpected deaths of a local minister and his wife send shockwaves through Orvin, Kelly Sage finds herself entangled in the middle of a troubled family's secrets. Meanwhile, Cole Sage is kept on the sidelines, unaware that an even darker web is being spun around him. Where is his traditional role as the crime solver? Meanwhile, government regulations and prejudice have left Native American veteran Michael Blackbear alone and desperate. His Iraqi wife and son have been torn from him by distance, bureaucracy, and the war he fought to win...

People mistake her for an average teenage girl … That’s often their last mistake. After being the youngest and the most dangerous assassin at the secret Italian facility that teaches young women how to kill, Rose abandoned her training to live as a normal teenager. Years later, her dark past and worst enemies catch up with her and destroy everything she holds dear. Now she only has one thing on her mind—a deadly vendetta. She won’t rest until there is blood on her hands one more time. Even if some of the blood ends up being her own. Blood & Roses is the first book in the Vigilante ...

Haunted by her brother's brutal murder, FBI Agent Sidney Stone races against time to unravel a chilling wave of child abductions that mirror her own traumatic past, pushing her to the brink of sanity as she confronts both ruthless criminals and her own demons. FBI Agent Sidney Stone has dedicated her life to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, determined to prevent others from suffering the same fate as her kid brother, Ben. They were abducted when she was 16 and he seven. He was killed while she was let go.

Immerse yourself in a thrilling chase as a tormented mother battles her shadowy past to rescue her abducted daughter. Amid the pressure of an impending FBI investigation and puzzling clues, she confronts long-lost family ties and her deepest fears. In this heart-pounding journey of love, friendship, and relentless determination, the mother's unwavering resolve could reveal her path to redemption.

The repercussions of ambitious reporting have derailed the career of KEY News legal correspondent Cassie Sheridan. A Washington insider, she is forced to the Miami bureau to wait out the end of her contract. While covering a hurricane that's moving up the west coast to Florida, she meets 11-year-old Vincent, who has just made a grisly discovery on the beach. In one week, Cassie traces the connection between Vincent's newfound "treasure" and a secret operation in the dark shadows of sunny Sarasota—a story that has national significance and maybe, just maybe will win back her reputation.

A Hobby Shouldn't Be This Dangerous! Jack McCain's ex wife and current girlfriend are both trying to make him into something he doesn't want to be. When Jack becomes the chance owner of a customized import car—one that reminds him of the high-octane dreams of his youth—he joins a car club run by a bunch of twenty-something tuner enthusiasts who don't seem to know very much about cars—except for their only female member that is. She knows plenty. One night she follows Jack home after a meeting and Jack's staid life takes a sudden and unexpected turn. Soon, a screwball collection of ...

Five years ago, young Daniel Linwood disappeared without a trace. There were no ransom demands. His body was never found. His family had presumed him dead and moved on after the devastation. But five years after his disappearance, Daniel Linwood suddenly appeared at his parents' front door. Without a scratch. And with no memory of the last five years.... Reporter Henry Parker is granted the first interview with Daniel Linwood's family. But in talking to Daniel, he realizes that there are similarities between the boy's disappearance and a number of child abductions.

First, he murdered his wife. Then he lost his memory. Now he has to remember where he buried the body or his in-laws will kill him. "Dear Frank, I know you killed your wife, and I can prove it..." After receiving this note, Frank Fowler, a man suffering from amnesia, begins to suspect he may have murdered his wife Kelly, who vanished three days before he lost his memory. The bad news is Kelly's family has the same suspicions and will stop at nothing to make him remember what he has done to their beloved sister and where he buried her body. Frank's search for answers becomes a fight for ...

Rock star Castor Greaves and his model girlfriend vanished twenty years ago after an infamous gig in Soho. According to urban myth they’re still alive - holed up somewhere by the Golden Road, a fabled music-industry 'disappearing' service - so when PI Kenny Gabriel is hired to solve the notorious case, he knows he’ll need to watch his back. But Kenny’s life is in danger already: a brain tumour is messing with his mind, and he may well have nothing to lose. Stalking the seedy clubs and backstreets of Soho, he makes a gruesome discovery....

Stuck waiting for his girlfriend in a shopping mall parking lot, Doug witnesses someone scoping out cars. When he sees the figure break into a parked van, he expects the thief will be gone before anyone can stop him. Yet to Doug's horror, this is not what the man has in mind at all. Turns out the creep is only waiting for the van's occupants to return. He has big plans for them tonight, and he won't tolerate any interference from would-be heroes like Doug. With no time to call for help, Doug decides that he must stop the carjacker from harming the family. He's also horrified by the ...

What dangers lurk beyond the edge of town? After getting lost on a dark country road on their way back to the city, a group of revelers decide the best solution is to stop at a local bar and resume drinking. But after a member of their group is dragged outside and attacked, their nightmarish evening has only just begun. Fueled by adrenaline and an angry desire to hand out justice, their search for the attacker takes them deep into a world they were never prepared to go. Torn Web is the length of a long short story.