Kidnapping Thriller

When Dana Simmons was ten years old, her mother disappeared. Twenty years later, with a successful modeling career, Dana faces another loss after her father dies of lung cancer. She soon discovers her mother might still be alive and harbors a secret that could endanger Dana. As she searches for answers, Dana rallies through a deadly chase which lands her in the Witness Protection Program. Although the program promises to protect her, they strip away her career, her home, and her identity hoping she would never look back. Determined to find closure, Dana is left with a choice that could ...

You’re under arrest for murderNo. You can’t be serious! Yes. You were in the same place at the same time when 16 women were killed. Investigative journalist Barry Mackay has traveled the world. Putting his memory into overdrive, he recalls these places and thinks this is all about a woman he met in 1972. But how will he know for sure? Can he prove his innocence? Can he find the madman who hates him this much? When Barry’s daughter is kidnapped, the chase becomes more than life or death. It’s about stopping this elusive predator and bringing his daughter home alive. But time is not ...

When his three-year-old daughter goes missing, Nick Rossi fears he’ll relive his sister’s disappearance from twenty-five years ago. Only this time officer Ruby Orton and her K-9 partner, Pepper, rescue the child. But as the kidnappers escalate to murder and target Nick, Ruby knows there’s more behind the abduction. Together, can they find the connection with a decades-old cold case…before the past turns deadly?

(Book 1 of 4) High Stakes. Huge Money. No Prisoners. A start-up technology company is headed for a gigantic payday in the form of a white-hot initial public offering. The firm's super-charged stock is being fueled by a break-through project developed by fast-rising executive Amanda Creed and her dedicated team. But to cross the finish line, the divorced mother of two has been forced to sacrifice her family -- and her social life. By the time her project hits the big time, Amanda is ready to celebrate with abandon. But her wild, one-night tryst turns to corporate treason, as a spy uses her ...

When Lane Fielding fled her isolated Florida hometown after high school for the anonymity of New York City, she swore she'd never return. But 20 years later, newly divorced and with two daughters in tow, she finds herself tending bar at the local dive and living with her parents on the historic Fielding Plantation. Here, the past haunts her and the sinister crimes of her father make her as unwelcome in town as she was the day she left. Ostracized by the people she was taught to trust, Lane's unsteady truce with the town is rattled when her older daughter suddenly vanishes.

Juniper has escaped her past, can she protect her future? Its the dawn of a new century and a vampire war threatens England. Juniper has finally made it to London but old dangers await her. With the help of the demon hunter Tom Constantine, she creates a new identity. She used to help vampires, but now she hunts them. It isn't her only mission. She has until summer to fulfill a prophecy that will change the world. Every demon in London would kill to stop her. Juniper crafts an intricate scheme to succeed with a team of allies including a brilliant detective, brave scholars, and even Harry ...

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 ...

Low self-esteem can have deadly consequences. Engel Academy, an elite Cape Cod high school, unravels when the new girl in town goes missing. Kaylee Jones, a self-conscious and shy junior, worries that the disappearance of Emily Mason may only be the beginning. It turns out she was right. As more people vanish, Kaylee searches for a pattern. Who’s next? What’s the connection? When will it end? Are those being abducted still alive? Little does Kaylee realize the stalker is online preying on their insecurities. Join Kaylee and her friends as they race to save one another and figure out how...

Abduction. Amnesia. And family secrets that were supposed to remain buried forever.18-year-old Gwen Taylor has lived a sheltered life being raised by her grandmother, and she never thought to question or rebel against her grandmother's strict rules. At least not until she meets Ray, a college student who fills her head with dreams of a more ambitious life and her heart with deep desire for him. But she is still young and naïve, and when she makes the long drive to visit him, she is mortified to find him with another woman. Fleeing the scene, Gwen suddenly spots someone standing in the ...

In Ridgewood, North Dakota, Amy Peters' life is a picture of small-town perfection - loving parents, a close-knit community, and a cherished friendship with her best friend, Cassy. However, this idyllic existence is abruptly shattered when a mysterious figure abducts Amy during Cassy's birthday celebration, plunging the town into a web of secrets and fear. As the tranquility of Ridgewood gives way to a gripping mystery, the search for Amy reveals hidden truths and challenges the facade of this seemingly peaceful town.

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.

Alain Delambre, ex direttore delle risorse umane, ha cinquantasette anni, gli ultimi quattro passati come disoccupato, accettando lavoretti malpagati e in condizioni umilianti. Quando il destino sembra offrirgli una nuova possibilità - un lavoro nel suo campo, ben pagato e gratificante - Alain è disposto a tutto. Anche a degradarsi agli occhi della moglie e delle figlie, e persino a partecipare all'ultima prova di reclutamento: un gioco di ruolo che simuli una presa di ostaggi. Ma è un gioco in cui i dadi sono truccati...

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....

Book #11 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A dying ex-GI, known as The Doorman, is killing American Indian brujos and shaman. He’s holed up deep under the Owyhee Mountains, and he has booby-trapped every entrance with explosives. Jab’s team discovers his hide-out— only to become The Doorman’s prisoners themselves!

Book #18 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series After convulsing and passing out in a plane, Jab decides to confront his lifelong fear: claustrophobia. He hires Ezra to investigate—himself! Ezra’s probes discover a connection to Jay Boone, Jab’s grandfather. Worse—the criminals involved are safely behind bars, making it next to impossible to solicit the truth and gain a confession!

Afraid to travel alone to a faraway country she knows little about, Sandy chooses to go there with someone she met online. But that turns out not to be such a good idea. When she goes missing while trekking in a remote mountain region, Patrick, her father, embarks on a frantic search. Then, just as he is about to learn what has happened to Sandy, his second daughter goes missing and he becomes caught in a race against time to find her before it’s too late. If you like page-turning action and fast-paced suspense, then you’ll love to read 'The Travel Mate'.

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...

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER A Nail-Biting Pulp Noir Crime Thriller with a Hard-Boiled Amateur Sleuth. A quirky widow in her early sixties takes her first job ever in a private investigator's office. Arriving early she discovers an agitated man waiting at the door. He insists he must see the PI immediately. In the midst of his anxious demands, he clutches his chest and collapses. Shocked, she runs for help. Upon returning, the man has disappeared. The police are skeptical dismissive of her story. To prove she's not a wacky woman, she attempts to find the missing man using only the cryptic note and ...

Mae West has spent the last few years bringing the rundown Happy Trails Campground and the small town of Normal, Kentucky, back to a thriving economic community. Mae's efforts haven't gone unnoticed. Not only is Happy Trails Campground in the running to be named Campground Hospitality of the Daniel Boone National Park, but she landed the coveted Paddle Fest kayak competition that secures the winner a spot on the Olympic team. When champion and Olympian kayaker Bryce Anderson turns over in his kayak dead, there's more than paddling going on, and his death has been ruled a homicide.