Kidnapping Mystery

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Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match–and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations–in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner. Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing...

In this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman’s life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true...wasn’t? Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men...

July 2015, Sevenoaks. 12-year-old schoolgirl Alice Johnson went missing while doing her paper round, her bag found discarded on the pavement. At 08.00, she was spotted standing in heavy rain at the side of the busy by-pass. At 11.00, she was seen talking to the driver of a black car in Tonbridge. After that, nothing. Alice was never found. Nine years later the body of another schoolgirl, Joleen Price, is pulled from a nearby lake and a local man named Vince Burns detained. Convinced that Burns is guilty in both cases, SIO Dave Armstrong calls in the Finder.

Emily Brown, a six-year police veteran, upends her life in California after her ex-husband moves himself and their eight-year-old daughter, Amelia, to a small, rural town in Beaker Point, North Dakota. But before Emily can unpack her suitcase, accusations fly when their daughter goes missing. With Emily pinned as the main suspect in her daughter’s disappearance, she must uncover the truth this small town has kept hidden before it claims another child.

Panic grips the small town of Minneola, GA, when a young child goes missing at the lake. Newly paired detectives Jo Wiles and Mark Allen are assigned to the case....

When the abduction of a nine-year-old child sends a small town into a frenzy, Detective Sally Lawson is tasked with finding the person responsible. But when evidence points to a janitor employed at the museum where the child was the last seen, Lawson isn’t sure they’ve caught the right man. Desperate to solve the case before another child disappears, Detective Lawson must uncover the truth before worried parents bring the town to the brink of chaos.

Everyone has a past, and everyone has secrets, no more so than FBI Agent Kira Lockhart. But, even after five years, Kira’s past keeps catching up with her. Hoping to distract herself with a new case, Kira realizes the disappearance of a young college student might be a part of a larger conspiracy.

A child's abduction leads to a frightening pattern within a small town where nothing is as it seems. Detective Rose has worked on difficult cases before, but this abduction is unique. No evidence. No witnesses. No leads. It’s a nightmare scenario for any law enforcement officer. Unsure of why the family was targeted, Rose races against the clock to recover the missing child before the kidnapper strikes again, a scenario Rose is desperate to stop.

A teen's suicide leads to a frightening pattern within a small town where nothing is as it seems. Details about the teen’s case remind Sam Hopewell, a local investigative journalist, of what happened to his older cousin back in the ‘90s. Sam prepares to confront his darkest memories, but if he can’t overcome his past, more innocent lives might be taken.

The disappearances of multiple young girls within days of one another thrust a small town into a panic. After a child is abducted at a local supermarket, Macy, an uncompromising yet isolated detective, dives deep into the secrets of the small town where nothing is as it seems. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.

Natasha Bell finds a lucrative job as a movement therapist at the Trevino Center for Health and Wellness, a secluded psychiatric hospital in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, but as she gets to know the patients, she uncovers dangerous truths about the seemingly perfect facility.

In 2004, five high school girls disappeared from the rainy town of Doveport, Oregon. Only one of them made it home alive, but it wasn’t the FBI who found her. It was Bex Lennon, a seemingly insignificant 15-year-old girl. Fifteen years later, Bex returns to Doveport to discover that it’s happening again.

Nicki Pearl is the perfect daughter - every parent’s dream. And that of strangers, too. Wherever she goes, she’s being watched. Each stalker is different from the last, except for one thing - their alarming obsession with Nicki. Nicki’s father is turning to someone who can protect her: retired private detective and ex-Navy SEAL Jon Lancaster. Unlicensed, and unrestricted, he plays dirty. But this case is unusual. Why so many men? Why this one girl? Does Nicki have something to hide? Or do her parents? Trawling the darkest depths of southern Florida, Lancaster faces a growing tide of secrets and deception.

A man is found bludgeoned to death in woodland by the village of Canwick, and the close-knit community is sent into shock. Detective Karen Hart, still haunted by the tragic loss of her husband and daughter nearby, is brought in to investigate the horrific murder. It soon becomes clear that dark secrets lie behind Canwick’s unspoiled appearance. When Hart begins to suspect that a modern-day slavery ring has been hiding in plain sight among the villagers, she faces a race to find proof before the culprits slip from her grasp.

When 8-year-old Ben disappears, his mother Pearl undertakes a relentless quest in their small judgmental town, even as she faces suspicion from her husband, Eddie. Armed with clues hinting at church member Meredith's involvement, Pearl risks all, breaking laws and facing adversaries. Despite temporary imprisonment, she rescues Ben from Meredith's remote cabin. Pearl's journey, riddled with societal judgment and marital discord, ultimately leads her to a fresh start with Ben, a testament to a mother's unwavering love, the danger of insular societies, and the power of self-belief.

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, 12 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.

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.

A boy’s disappearance in the small town of Deerfield, CT, stokes distrust and resentment from its residents. Each local he interviews harbors a hidden agenda, keeping long-hidden secrets close to their chests. With trust in short supply, Sheriff Sean Callahan struggles to find answers to the child’s whereabouts, but every new secret he uncovers leads him closer to a horrifying truth.

Doch als Marissa Irvine zur vereinbarten Adresse kommt, wo ihr kleiner Sohn zum Playdate eingeladen war, erwartet sie ein Schock: Ihr öffnet nicht Jenny, die Mutter von Jacob. Auch kein Kindermädchen. Und von Milo hat die Frau, die dort wohnt, noch nie gehört. Eine fieberhafte Suche beginnt, doch der vierjährige Junge bleibt spurlos verschwunden. Wer hat der verzweifelten Marissa und ihrem Mann diese Falle gestellt? Bald machen böse Gerüchte in der Idylle des Dubliner Vororts die Runde, und eine junge Frau gerät ins Visier der Polizei.