Kidnapping Mystery

Acacia Pines, USA. Sheriff Cohen's life is falling apart – his father accidentally burned down the retirement home, his wife has moved out, and his son is bullying other kids at school. When high-school student Lucas Connor is abducted, Cohen sees a chance to get his life back on track – to win back his wife and scoop the reward money offered for Lucas's safe return. But as the body count rises, it becomes clear that Cohen's going to have to make the kind of decision from which there's no coming back...a decision with deadly consequences.

Carlos was walking down the street minding his own business. It's something he tried very hard to do. Minding his own business, that is. That and staying under the radar. But what he saw, he couldn't ignore. A little girl was being dragged toward the open door of a van. The girl resisted. The kidnapper slapped her to the ground.

Police detectives Mike Brady and Steve Raynes are assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. Preliminary inquiries provided no leads and no suspects. Her parents, their marriage failing, seem preoccupied and uncooperative. No one involved is prepared for the outcome as the case unravels.

Set against the Rocky Mountains, this emotionally charged Western noir explores themes of fathers and sons, men and masculinity, and religion and spirituality through the lens of an unimaginable act—one best friend murdering the other “Langsfeld’s writing hits like a brushfire: sparks that...

To save one life, she risks many others. Working for the Royal Military Police, Major Helen Scott is used to rapid change. On a posting to Paris she oversees security for a NATO summit in the city, yet has barely begun before her presence is demanded at Interpol headquarters in Lyon. Helen's...

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When young girls start to disappear, newly arrived prison psychologist Saskia Monet is called in to assist Detective Inspector Winter Labey. But Saskia has secrets of her own—ones that give her a unique insight into the mind of a criminal… As a fourth child disappears, a chilling ransom note arrives, along with wooden flutes left at each crime scene—echoing the haunting tale of the Pied Piper. Saskia is convinced the kidnapper's motives run deeper than they are letting on, but can she persuade Winter to trust her instincts before it's too late?

Etwas stimmt nicht, und Anna spürt, dass hinter Graces plötzlichem Verschwinden mehr steckt, als es scheint. Entschlossen, ihre Freundin zurückzuholen, begibt sich Anna auf eine aufregende und gefährliche Suche. Also macht Anna sich auf den Weg und riskiert alles, um die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen – koste es, was es wolle.

El oficial de policía Noah Harper ha decidido que, cueste lo que cueste, encontrará a Alyssa, una niña de siete años que ha sido secuestrada. Pero, para conseguirlo, tendrá que adentrarse por un camino sin retorno. Salvar a la niña no impedirá que Noah pierda su trabajo, que su matrimonio se derrumbe ni que sea expulsado de Acacia Pines. Ha sido advertido de que, si vuelve a aparecerse por su pequeña ciudad natal, pasará el resto de su vida pudriéndose en la cárcel. Hoy, doce años después, Noah recibe una llamada telefónica.

Eleven-year-old Smiley was taken. He lived at the mission school where he was reconditioned. Smiley will tell you his story, how he lived and how he died. Francis Malachi Pratt, the mission school superintendent, had a deviant hunger.

Alex gets a call no parent should ever receive. A dagger to her heart. But she can't afford to stop. Forced to carry out the wishes of the captors, Alex is threatened at every turn. It defiles her, but she'll do anything to get her daughter back. Will it work?

DCI Warren Jones is deep into the investigation into an apparent murder-suicide when another case is thrust onto his desk. Winnie Palmer, missing for two months, has been found dead, her body stripped and propped against a tree in the woods. Two cases are more than enough to handle—but things get even harder for the team when they realise the cases might be linked. And when a third suspicious death is added to the pile, it raises a horrible question. Is there a serial killer on the loose?

Vom Ende zum Anfang – die außergewöhnlich erzählte Thriller-Serie um Hulda Hermannsdóttir. Wie die Geschichte um Kommissarin Hulda beginnt ... Island, November 1980: Die junge, unerschrockene Polizistin Hulda Hermannsdóttir erhält eines Abends einen Anruf von ihrem Vorgesetzten. In einer abgelegenen Jagdhütte im Norden des Landes wurde ein Teddybär gefunden – möglichweise ein Hinweis auf einen seit langer Zeit ungelösten Fall eines vermissten Kindes. Hulda macht sich sofort auf den Weg in das abgelegene und dünn besiedelten Tal.

O întâlnire a bloggerilor într-o cabană izolată. Nimic nu le poate face vreun rău. Cel puțin în aparență. Pentru că, pe neașteptate, trei dintre ei sunt răpiți. Miza e uriașă: un fișier cu informații incriminatoare care ar putea duce la demiterea Președintelui. Dar criminalul, maestru al otrăvurilor, începe să lase în urma sa un șir de cadavre, până când va avea certitudinea că informațiile sunt distruse.

Döden i December är oskadliggjord. Ändå återstår en hel del olösta knutar. Kim bär fortfarande på hemligheter och jakten på Sara och Mattias tar en oväntad vändning när John får reda på vem som kidnappat hans fru och son. Till slut får en hel del av de märkliga händelserna i December sin förklaring.I den här serien är det ingen som håller igen, varken huvudkaraktärerna eller deras motståndare. Men en sak är säker – när du kommit till December blir det svårt att lämna.

Mariano piensa hacer un recorrido en motocicleta con sus amigos; sin embargo, es secuestrado en un llano junto con otras personas. Los criminales exigen un cuantioso rescate por cada liberación, y poco a poco van soltando a los cautivos hasta que unicamente queda él. Deberá caminar del Estado de México a Guerrero en un secuestro duplicado.

Rachel Benson thought her life was on track with a successful career in PR and a long-term relationship with a nice guy. When they meet for post-work drinks and dinner, she has no way of knowing that a series of seemingly insignificant decisions will send her down a terrifying path. Now she finds herself in the back of a stolen car with three violent strangers, not knowing where she's been taken or what's going to happen to her. She's in a fight for her life, trying to escape her captives and deny the changes she can feel happening to herself as she is led on a crime spree across three states.

Mandy Rose...vulnerable, scared, clearly in big trouble. No match for the men who would do her harm. All her money and status don’t matter in dark and dangerous New Orleans. Yet here she is...and all alone.

Die Fotografin Katrin Sandmann verschwindet nach einem Shoppingtrip mit einer langjährigen Freundin spurlos, als im Rheinland durch einen plötzlichen Wintereinbruch das Chaos ausbricht. Am selben Nachmittag flieht der brutale Frauenmörder Mario Brindi aus der Klink für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. Die Polizei glaubt nicht daran, dass die beiden Fälle zusammenhängen, doch als kurze Zeit später die grauenvoll zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden wird, ist es vielleicht schon zu spät für Katrin. Hat der Täter erneut zugeschlagen?

Du warst nicht brav. Jetzt wirst du sehen, was du davon hast. Die Polizei konfrontiert den erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann Nils Harres mit dem Vorwurf, die junge Cara sexuell missbraucht zu haben. Als der Millionär den vermeintlichen Beweis für seine Unschuld präsentiert, untermauert er stattdessen die Vorwürfe. Um einen Skandal zu vermeiden, bietet Harres der Frau eine hohe Entschädigung an, falls sie die Anzeige zurückzieht. Einige Wochen später feiern Cara und ihr Freund den Geldeingang und schmieden optimistisch Zukunftspläne.