Kidnapping Thriller

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.

In pursuit of a missing starlet, unorthodox private investigator Arden Briar goes rogue. Hounded by some of the most malicious people in the world, Arden must become a predator or die as prey. She faces impossible odds and endless challenges. Every choice could be fatal, not just to her health but to her soul. Will she overcome or will she suffer a fate worse than death?

When a toddler goes missing in the middle of a bustling Bradford park in broad daylight, Detective Daniel Ward is put on the case. It ought to be an open and shut investigation, but the hours tick by, and Millie Thompson is nowhere to be found. There’s only one conclusion DI Ward can come to: She was taken. When a known child-killer is spotted in the vicinity, Ward fears the worst. He has to catch up with the only lead he has before the infamous Hunters - merciless vigilante justice seekers who will seek retribution at any cost - catch up with his suspect first.

When eight-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.

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.

"Keine Nacht wie diese“ ist die Geschichte einer Entführung in einer Kleinstadt, in der jeder jeden kennt. Durch jugendlichen Übermut und Leichtsinn verursacht entwickelt sich eine atemberaubende Kidnapping-Story mit Liebe, Eifersucht und einem Finale aus Blut, Mord und Tränen.

Kidnapped, taken away, and held for ransom, a young boy from San Diego, CA has finally been released from a prison just across the border. Finding himself now set free from his troubled past with the Mexican cartel, but always looking over his shoulder just in case, Joseph Jimenez seeks refuge in a nearby church.

Eine Mutter, die ihr Kind verliert, verliert auch ihre Seele... Melanie Drosten läuft besorgt übers Schulgelände und ruft Danas Namen. Doch sie entdeckt ihre Pflegetochter nirgendwo. Dabei hatte sie das Mädchen nur kurz unbeobachtet gelassen, um mit einer Lehrerin zu reden. Ihr Mann Robert stößt hinzu, aber auch nach einer intensiven Suche finden sie keine Spur. Niemand hat etwas gesehen. Ist Dana verschwunden, weil sie wegen des Lehrergesprächs Ärger befürchtet hat? Zu Hause erfahren die Drostens die grausame Wahrheit.

When Darren Hunter receives a voicemail from his grandson, to say that their house is being burgled, he knows he must find a way to rescue them. A short while later, he receives another voicemail from his son-in-law Doctor Thomas Seabrook, setting him a deadline. He knows the past has come back to haunt him. He must team up with one of his bitter enemies to stand any chance of success, but he must also ask someone he loves very dearly to put themselves in danger.

Stacy Gonzales, an 18-year-old psychology major student at Harvard University, is persistent in finding her friend Nicole. Follow her pursuit as she tries to find her missing roommate Nicole, only to find out that she had been abducted by the notorious “campus murderer”.

Winner of The Crime Writers' Association, Cartier Diamond Dagger, 2007.

Dana Matheison calls the police to report her flatmate, Nancy, missing. Dana's had a pretty grim Christmas herself: she's been sexually harassed by her boss, and may even have lost her job as well as her friend. Pretty soon the police have proof that Nancy was kidnapped, and then, as the New Year celebrations wind down, the first tape arrives - and Resnick knows they're dealing with a dangerous psychopath.

Life doesn’t always turn out the way we imagine. Jason Smith discovered this at the young age of 16. Kidnapped and stolen across the border to Canada, Jason discovers the lows of human spirit while struggling with maintaining sanity. He clings to the hope of escape, but when Jason manages to escape his bonds and win freedom, he is confronted with the enormity of the harsh Canadian wilderness.

It all began as Amber Simmons, a young aspiring author, begins having nightmares about a young woman in chains. Of course, she believes at first it's only her imagination. However, as the dreams become more frequent and increasingly vivid, Amber realizes there may be more to her nightmares. When the woman in her dreams appears on the news as a missing person, it becomes clear these are not just dreams.

This is based on a true crime story: In the bleak dawn of the 1950s, a young, unmarried mother's life was irrevocably fractured. The abduction of her son – a savage violation – became a generational wound, a festering sore that poisoned her existence for decades. This vibrant, hopeful woman, barely out of adolescence, had poured her soul into nurturing her child, only to have that love cruelly, violently ripped away.

El Rescate del Jefe Rojo que relata el hilarante secuestro de Johnny Dorset, el hijo de un acaudalado hombre de negocios, por dos inexpertos criminales con la esperanza de obtener un jugoso rescate. Lo que inicialmente parece un plan infalible rápidamente se torna en una cómica pesadilla cuando descubren que el joven Johnny es más travieso y astuto de lo que jamás podrían haber imaginado.

When her best friend's son is kidnapped, private detective Lissa Blayne drops everything to focus on the missing boy. When Julie's friend Colt Wheeler joins the investigation, Lissa bristles at the former ranger's take-charge attitude. Lissa doesn't need a man calling the shots, even if there is something about Colt's protective side that has her tough exterior melting away. As Lissa and Colt take their search on the road, the tension between them slowly morphs into trust and understanding—and they'll need both in order to outsmart the dangerous abductor they're tracking.

This is the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, published in 1887. In it, Holmes and Watson meet for the first time. It is a fascinating and exciting tale of kidnapping and murder. The detective and the doctor are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.

A man on the edge of desperation. A young woman on her way home. A night of terror for both of them. Scarlett's hopes of a quiet night in with with boyfriend after work are dashed when she is taken against her will. Over the following few hours she will discover that she'll do whatever it takes to get home alive. Anything.

Todo delito deja algunas manchas o grietas sin saberlo que pueden conducir a la detección final, hoy o mañana. Un plan criminal infalible fue elaborado a lo largo del tiempo, a la perfección, y con una consideración muy minuciosa. El plan estaba a punto de tener éxito, pero fracasó de repente. Esta historia real presenta un crimen de este tipo, planificado de antemano, que finalmente fracasó. Continúa leyendo para descubrirlo.