Kidnapping Thriller

Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case which terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything—some even their lives.

September Day’s new Family complicates her world. Ashamed, but resolved to set right their wrongs, she’s determined to dismantle the sinister crime syndicate before her cop fiancé discovers the tainted relationship.

When a past trafficking victim confronts her and demands immediate justice, she’s mortified with guilt. Outraged her loved ones are also taken by the killer, September agrees to the ransom. She relies on her German Shepherd Shadow to locate the missing but must reluctantly accept help from her new untrustworthy “Family.”

Isabel Flores genießt ihren Cortado in der Bar Castell im malerischen Dorf Sant Martí, als der friedliche Sommertag jäh durch eine Schreckensnachricht verdunkelt wird: Ein kleines Mädchen ist verschwunden, am Strand entführt, und Polizeichef Tolo Cabot bittet seine ehemalige Kollegin Isabel um Hilfe. Als Ermittlerin war sie berühmt für ihren scharfen Verstand und ihre beinahe unheimliche Intuition, doch nun beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

Ein Mädchen verschwindet - und niemand hat etwas gesehen. Daisy, die achtjährige Tochter der Masons, verschwindet bei einer Party spurlos vom Grundstück der Eltern. Sofort beginnt die Polizei mit den Ermittlungen. Partygäste, Nachbarn, Mitschülerinnen - jeder scheint verdächtig, aber nirgends findet sich eine Spur des Mädchens. Detective Inspector Adam Fawley gerät in ein Netz aus Widersprüchen und Beschuldigungen, doch das Mädchen bleibt verschwunden. Erst als er weiter zurückgeht in die Vergangenheit der Familie, scheint sich ein düsteres Geheimnis zu offenbaren.

LKA-Ermittlerin Laura Kern steht vor einem Rätsel. Ein Kind wurde am helllichten Tag aus einem Supermarkt entführt, doch es gibt keine Lösegeldforderung. Auch die Eltern schweigen sich aus – stecken sie womöglich mit den Tätern unter einer Decke? Laura und ihr Partner Max kämpfen sich durch einen Strudel widersprüchlicher Zeugenaussagen, während ihnen das Innenministerium im Nacken sitzt.

Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummand’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father—the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from—she explains that his plan will get them both killed. But then, he has a surprising revelation she’s not sure she should believe.

Als Philipp Greenbush an einem Sommerabend die anonyme Nachricht erreicht, dass seine Ehefrau und seine kleine Tochter entführt wurden, beginnt für ihn ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Den Entführer kennt Philipp ganz genau: Es ist der schwarze Jerome Williams, sein ehemals bester Freund, der für den brutalen Akt, der sich damals in den Sümpfen Louisianas abgespielt hat, zu einer 25-jährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden war. All die Jahre hat Philipp geglaubt, ruhig leben und endlich vergessen zu können, muss nun aber, um die Forderungen des Entführers zu erfüllen, an jenen grausamen Ort zurückkehren, den er niemals wieder betreten wollte.

Początkujący pisarz Rob Fallon spotyka w pubie Jenny, dawno niewidzianą dziewczynę swego najlepszego przyjaciela. Przyjmuje zaproszenie na drinka i jedzie do jej mieszkania. Jest właśnie w łazience, gdy do środka wdziera się dwóch mężczyzn, uprowadza Jenny i próbuje zabić Roba. Fallonowi udaje się uciec, lecz gubi dokumenty. Policja początkowo nie traktuje poważnie jego zawiadomienia o porwaniu i próbie zabójstwa. Rob próbuje więc na własną rękę odnaleźć Jenny, zaczyna zadawać niewygodne pytania i natychmiast staje się celem gotowych na wszystko zabójców. Drogę jego ucieczki znaczą kolejne trupy.

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.

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.

Zahn can't get the missing girl he found—and the one he can't find—out of his mind. Someone in this mountain valley is collecting children, and Zahn is gradually drawn into the case while still trying to break through to his daughter. Then she disappears too.

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.

Nell Sweeney has led an ordinary life. Every day, she walks to and from the hospital where she works as a nurse, believing that no harm can befall her. Until one day she is taken. Because someone out there has a secret. Someone out there has been watching Nell—and they’ve been watching others like her, too. Nell is the unlucky one—she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And if she isn’t found soon, someone will make sure that she isn’t the last woman to be taken.

When her daughter is abducted, a former military operative faces a chilling choice: reveal her deadliest secret or lose her child forever. In a peaceful small town, Jennifer’s life spirals when her daughter Bella is kidnapped and her husband Ross critically injured. Once a covert military operative, Jennifer's past erupts as a former ally turns foe. With her daughter’s life in the balance, she faces a dire choice: reveal a dangerous military secret or lose Bella forever.

전국을 뒤흔든 전대미문의 유괴사건, 그 시작과 끝을 쫓는 압도적 미스터리 주간문춘 미스터리 베스트 2위 | 아마존 일본, 기노쿠니야 서점 베스트셀러 2020 '이 미스터리가 대단하다!' 선정 | 2020 '미스터리가 읽고 싶다' 선정 10월의 어느 오후, 도쿄 아사쿠사에서 유괴사건이 발생한다. 여섯 살짜리 남자아이가 하루아침에 사라진 것이다. 다음 날 범인은 전화로 50만 엔의 몸값을 요구한다. 경찰은 범인의 목소리를 최초로 공개하고 역탐지를 하는 등 전례 없는 수사를 펼치지만, 빗발치는 시민들의 신고와 장난 전화에 오히려 발목을 잡힌다.

Захвачена заложница. Похитителю передают крупный выкуп. Полицейские уверены, что ситуация под контролем, но в результате штурма заложница и преступник погибают. А деньги таинственным образом исчезают.И это только начало проблем следователя Петелиной. Возможно, ей противостоит кто-то из своих.

Wie weit würdest du gehen, um dein Kind zu retten? Die achtjährige Tochter der TV-Journalistin Kim Jansen verschwindet spurlos. Wenig später meldet sich der Entführer und fordert: Entweder Kim gesteht öffentlich die Taten ihrer Vergangenheit, oder er tötet ihre Tochter Lilly. Für Kim beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Sie muss den Erpresser finden und Lilly befreien - bevor die Polizei es tut. Denn die Wahrheit darf niemals ans Licht kommen ... Ein rasanter und packender Thriller, der den Atem stocken lässt. Nach Kalte Erinnerung der neue hochspannende Psychothriller von Patricia Walter.

Quando tutto ciò che conta è salvare la tua famiglia, il pericolo si nasconde dove meno te lo aspetti. È un caldo pomeriggio d’estate e, come promesso, David e Jan portano il loro figlio Ethan, di quattro anni, al parco dei divertimenti. Una giornata scacciapensieri, per staccare dai problemi quotidiani e godersi un po’ di tempo in famiglia. A un tratto però, il peggiore incubo di qualunque genitore si avvera. Jan si siede su un muretto solo per allacciarsi una scarpa, ma basta quell’attimo di distrazione perché Ethan scompaia nel nulla.

Quel mattino, Sydney non si era voltata. Al volante, gli occhi fissi davanti a sé, aveva ignorato il suo saluto. È questa l'ultima immagine che Tim Blake conserva di sua figlia, dell'ultimo giorno in cui l'ha vista. A colazione avevano avuto una discussione per un paio di occhiali troppo costosi su cui lui aveva insinuato qualche sospetto. Del resto, sapeva che sua figlia non era un angelo. Aveva pur sempre diciassette anni. La sera, Tim avrebbe cercato di fare pace, ordinando la pizza che le piaceva.