Kidnapping Mystery

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.

When successful prosecutor Katy's daughter is abducted, she must navigate a small town's dark underbelly to find her. But the case takes a sinister turn when Katy discovers the perpetrator is her long-lost twin sister, who has been living a life of abuse and seeks revenge. With the help of former felon Sloan and unlikely allies, Katy races against time to save her daughter and stop her twisted sister's deadly plan.

From the bestselling author of Alone and The Killing Hour comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye.… When someone you love vanishes without a trace, how far would you go to get them back? For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it’s the beginning of...

Dans La Traque Zéro (Volume #3), quand l’Agent Zéro de la CIA découvre que ses deux filles adolescentes ont été kidnappées pour être envoyées en Europe de l’Est par un réseau de trafiquants, il se lance dans une poursuite effrénée à travers l’Europe, laissant le chaos partout dans son sillage, enfreignant toutes les lois et risquant sa propre vie alors qu’il fait tout ce qu’il peut pour récupérer ses filles.

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.

For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to...

“Humming with suspense and never-ending action” (RT Book Reviews), this unputdownable thriller follows Ali Reynolds as she unearths a cold case that puts her in the crosshairs of a deadly arsonist—from New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance. Lance Tucker, an incarcerated juvenile...

When an old acquaintance is framed for murder, amateur treasure hunter and diver Leigh Lacosta must beat a murderous rival to an undiscoverable shipwreck to clear her friend’s name.

The sleepy town of Barksdale, Louisiana, isn’t known for much - except for its unusually high rate of disappearances. When the daughter of a prominent businessman and a wealthy debutante vanishes, Reese Lindley returns to her hometown to cover the case for her podcast. Confronted by the past and her estranged family, Reese learns that the quiet town has more secrets to hide than she ever could have imagined.

A hard life has made Susan Quinton the best undercover vice officer that Seattle has ever known. But that success has come at a personal cost. And when she learns about the abduction and murder of young girls living on the streets, Susan won’t rest until she catches the killer. Because while she might not be able to save herself, she will save the girls.

Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of suspicion, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot outside their front door in 17 years, since she escaped from her kidnappers with nothing but her attacker's baby growing inside her - Kelsey. Kelsey knows she's supposed to keep a low profile and stay off the grid for their protection, but that plan is shattered when her dramatic car accident and rescue by volunteer firefighter and classmate Ryan Baker sparks media coverage.

Alex Rider is a struggling detective with a career-ending secret, but she puts everything at risk when she tracks a homicide suspect to a luxury cruise liner, only to get trapped on board with the killer. Will Alex put the murderer behind bars or will she become a victim herself?

Special Agent Maya Gray has seen it all. She’s one of BAU’s rising stars and the go-to agent for hard-to-crack serial cases. When she receives a handwritten postcard promising to release 12 kidnapped women if she will solve 12 cold cases, she assumes it’s a hoax. Until the note mentions that among the captives is her missing sister. Case three has just landed, and the clock is ticking. The suspect, a copycat of the Moonlight Killer, seems to be using sophisticated audio equipment to stay one step ahead of his victims - and Maya herself could be next.

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.

Two detectives, both coming off of recent tragedies, are forcibly paired together to recover a missing child. But as they pull back the layers of the case, they discover more secrets, more lies, and more trouble than either are prepared to face. It’s a race to find the missing girl before time expires, but the detectives must overcome their personal trauma in order to succeed.

A child's abduction leads to a frightening pattern within a small town where nothing is as it seems.

Gefangen im Schneesturm: Vier Fremde - ein Verbrechen. Wem kannst du trauen? In den Bergen von Colorado gerät die junge Darby Thorne in einen Schneesturm und sucht Zuflucht in einem Motel. Dort trifft sie auf eine Gruppe von Schutzsuchenden. Darby scheint in Sicherheit zu sein. Doch auf dem Parkplatz macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Im Fond eines Vans sieht sie ein gefesseltes Mädchen. Wie Eiswasser schießt die Erkenntnis durch Darby: Der brutale Täter muss unter den Anwesenden sein. Aber es gibt keine Verbindung nach außen, keine Fluchtmöglichkeit.

Avery Miller, a beloved preschool teacher in her small home town, has her world turned upside down when her husband and seven-year-old son vanish without a trace.

Every move counts, and every choice matters. If she missteps, then a child might not come home. But today was different. She got a call about a missing child. And then another, and another, and another....

The recent abduction of a four-year-old girl may be linked to a 30-year-old case. Jessica Donovan, the mother of the missing girl, will stop at nothing to bring her home. Even if that means digging up the truth about her past.