Kidnapping Mystery

Orphaned at 13, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench. Grace believes in the rule of law, lives it, breathes it. She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once.

With each and every new novel, Dean Koontz raises the stakes—and the pulse rate—higher than any other author. Now, in what may be his most suspenseful and heartfelt novel ever, he brings us the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary commitment to his wife will take him on a harrowing journey of adventure, sacrifice, and redemption to the mystery of love itself—and to a showdown with the darkness that would destroy it forever.

Seine Frau wurde entführt – und ist nach Wochen wieder zurück. Endlich ist die Familie von Detective Chief Inspector Robert Kett wieder vereint. Nur sind die seelischen und körperlichen Wunden noch lange nicht verheilt. Vom Dienst suspendiert, will der Spezialist für Vermisstenfälle mit seinen Kindern Urlaub an der Küste von Norfolk machen. Doch statt der dringend benötigten Ruhe findet Robert Kett dort eine Gemeinde im Ausnahmezustand vor: Vier Teenager sind aus einer Wohnwagensiedlung verschwunden, nachdem sie den Anweisungen auf einem alten Kassettenplayer gefolgt sind.

Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma’s rules are the only path to follow. But, on her 18th birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She’s never been allowed to visit Florida’s biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day - a letter addressing her by a different name?

It was a crime so brutal, it changed the lives of even the most hardened homicide cops. The Haas family murders left a scar on the community nothing can erase, but everyone agrees that convicting the killer, Karl Dahl, is a start. Only Judge Carey Moore seems to be standing in the way. Her ruling that Dahl's prior criminal record is inadmissible raises a public outcry, and puts the judge in grave danger.

Camden, NJ, 1948. When 11 year-old Sally Horner steals a notebook from the local Woolworth's, she has no way of knowing that 52 year-old Frank LaSalle, fresh out of prison, is watching her, preparing to make his move. Accosting her outside the store, Frank convinces Sally that he’s an FBI agent who can have her arrested in a minute—unless she does as he says.

Trapped, chained and abused for months in her dismal underground cell at the age of 12 and then 13, courageous Abby hides a note identifying her kidnapper. She prays for a miracle — but despairs her fate is sealed. “If I don't live through this,” says her tear-stained plea, “I would like my body to be cremated and the ashes poured all over my house. PS: If you find me dead, my killer is . . . He kidnapped me on the morning of March 10, 1976. I also died, if so, after my 13th birthday.”

Despite all her years determining the fates of families, judge Hope Willis couldn't save her own. Her daughter taken, she's frantically grasping at any hope for Krissy's return. Desperate, Hope calls upon an unconventional team of experts for help.

Three months after Detectives Jim North and Kerry Martin failed to recover a missing child, they struggle to come to terms with the child’s death. Since then, twelve more children have been abducted, and the man responsible is still at large. With the abductor taunting the detectives with mysterious texts, they have pushed themselves to the brink, and their obsession of bringing the kidnapper to justice could cost them everything.

When 12-year-old Sophie Williams went on a Girl Scout summer camp, she never returned home. Three months later, her body is found inside her sleeping bag in the most frequented area of Cocoa Beach, and the town is outraged. The girl isn't just any child. She's the town's most beloved surf idol, and it was believed that she could be the next Kelly Slater. As another child, the son of a well-known senator, is kidnapped, and the parents receive a disturbing video, FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas plunges into the investigation, breaking her promise to her children not to do police work again.

Il y a des hommes qui remettent leur vie en jeu en permanence. Marceau Miller est de ceux-là. Hanté par le souvenir de sa sœur, disparue vingt ans plus tôt, il est devenu un écrivain reconnu, marié, père de deux enfants : une vie rêvée, en somme. Mais que ce soit en pilotant son vieux Savage Bobber ou en escaladant à mains nues les parois retorses qui entourent le lac Léman, l’écrivain défie le danger. Jusqu’à cette chute, qui ouvre le roman et dont il ne réchappera pas.

Un soir de septembre 1989, à Misto lors de la fête des pêcheurs, Silva, 17 ans, disparaît sans laisser de trace. Dans ce bourg de la mer Adriatique, les hypothèses vont bon train : Silva a-t-elle été enlevée, assassinée ? Ou s’est-elle simplement enfuie du pays ? Mais l’Histoire est en marche ; le régime de Tito s’effondre et la guerre civile menace. Au milieu du chaos, l’affaire est classée. Mate, son frère jumeau poursuivra ses recherches. Sans relâche.

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.

Alice Ingold has been kidnapped. Call the police. Alert the media. You can’t play this game without all the pieces. Beautiful, blond, and immensely privileged, Alice Ingold is the perfect victim for a true-crime obsessed culture—and for a masked duo with a singular purpose. Instead of a demand for ransom, her captors have a riddle, and they’re inviting the entire country to solve it.

" Je la suis depuis plusieurs jours. Je sais où elle fait ses courses, où elle travaille. Je ne connais pas la couleur de ses yeux, l'intensité de son regard quand elle a peur. Mais je le saurai bientôt. " Incapable de dire non au séduisant et énigmatique inconnu qu'elle vient de rencontrer dans un bar, Mia Dennett, jeune héritière d'une des familles les plus en vue de Chicago, accepte de le suivre jusqu'à chez lui. Sans savoir qu'elle a commis une grave erreur. Et qu'après ce soir-là rien, jamais, ne sera plus comme avant.

When seven-year-old Emma disappears, her stepmother Amanda uncovers dark secrets lurking in their small town. Facing corrupt police and uncooperative locals, Amanda and her niece Renee follow chilling clues leading to a familiar neighbor with a hidden, deadly past. Racing to save Emma, they risk everything to expose a truth that could destroy their town.

When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, the local police believe the child wandered off and got lost. Extensive search parties return from the woods empty-handed. The child has vanished into thin air. No footprints in the snow. Nothing.

No parent should outlive their child. But in the small rural community of Maples, Kansas, that’s exactly what’s happening. With authorities unable to explain the mysterious deaths of several children, one detective turns to an old friend, whose history is intertwined with the misfortunes of the town.

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.

Best-selling mystery/thriller author Roger Hayden brings you the complete collection of the highly-rated Abducted series. That's two complete book series totaling six novels!