Kidnapping Thriller

Jack Swyteck’s new girlfriend, Mia, is keeping secrets from the love-struck Miami attorney, not the least of which is a wealthy and powerful husband. Then Mia is kidnapped by a manipulative abductor who makes a chilling ransom request, “Pay me what she’s worth”. Now Jack’s the one under the gun, since Mia’s spouse has decided his unfaithful wife is worth nothing. Time is of the essence, and if Jack picks the wrong number, Mia could end up like the kidnapper’s other victims: dead.

One year after her mother’s death, a woman prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Digging through a trunk in the attic, looking for keepsakes for the occasion, she discovers photographs that call into question everything she believed about her life. The truth is a different story—one of a little girl in danger, a lie, and a mother’s love so fierce it led her to do the unimaginable.

Prague. Playing by her own rules has forced Sharka Lewis to start over. Despite fleeing her old life, the law firm investigator's new home can't keep her past at bay. Threatened by her former boss, the only way she can protect her secrets is to locate the dangerous man's kidnapped daughter. Reluctantly partnering up with a dubious contact, Sharka discovers her employer's daughter may have information others would kill to conceal. When she realizes the trap has been set, the investigator has no choice but to walk in and fight her way out....

Le nouveau thriller du lauréat 2021 du Prix Bête noire des libraires. Elle pensait lui avoir échappé, il ne l'a jamais oubliée.

Cloning is a luxury for the wealthy. For Chance Harker, it’s a way of getting on with his lives. Five years ago, when he was sixteen, he and his brother, Marley, were murdered in a kidnapping gone wrong. Chance was revived—and his grieving parents met his existence with anger, neglect, and aversion. The public, though? They can’t get enough of the death-defying stunts he has parlayed into a social media spectacle. But after Chance’s latest “refresh,” he awakens to accusations that he’s killed Lee Conway, a stranger Chance has never met.

The start of a big, commercial, crackling, suspense filled series featuring a sexy, tough-gal DEA agent, Kay Hamilton - perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Patricia Cornwell, and Sara Paretsky.

Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid is back at work after an attempt on her life and a promotion into the Major Crimes Unit. When the husband of a Portland city judge reports his wife missing, Samantha is assigned the case. She assumes her only job is to make the district attorney look good until the judge turns up. When the police discover evidence of foul play, Samantha finds herself unearthing secrets that were meant to stay hidden.

It’s been 20 years since Neve’s best friend Chloe went missing. Neve has never recovered and promised herself she’d never go back to that place. But secrets can come back to haunt you. When Neve receives news that her first boyfriend, Jamie, has gone missing, she’s forced to return. Jamie has vanished without a trace in a disappearance that echoes the events of all those years ago. Somebody is watching and will stop at nothing until the truth about what took place that night is revealed....

"You have a very lovely little girl," breathed the voice on the phone. And just like that, Susan Young is drawn into a living nightmare. A stranger has kidnapped Sue's daughter, Veda. But he doesn't want Sue's money, only her suffering -- and he will kill Veda if Sue doesn't follow his every command.

'Pyromanen - Rache' ist ein unvorhersehbarer und düsterer Kriminalroman und der dritte Teil der Brandstifter-Serie von Inger Wolf.

An idyllic ski resort conceals a sinister secret… In the last two years, a dozen people have been taken. Only a few survived. The victims have only one commonality. Each of them had visited the resort before the abduction. Julian Mercer and his team are hired to investigate the town and identify the kidnapper. But while building their profile, a young girl is taken. The mother is distraught. But is this an act of the serial kidnapper or a copycat? Nothing is as it seems. But Mercer doesn’t have time to figure out the finer details. The kidnapped girl isn’t well.

The disappearance of two children leaves a small Florida town in disarray. A suspect remains at large, and investigators are baffled by conflicting evidence and anonymous calls to the police station by their alleged kidnapper. With Halloween approaching, two detectives find themselves racing against the clock to find the children before it’s too late. They soon realize they are dealing with a madman who has plotted his vengeance against the town for years, determined to carry out his plans to the fullest.

She lives in a utopian town, where nothing bad ever happens. But when officers Zachary Leebow and Annalise Baker are invited to join a new special-task team, the Smoky Mountain Investigative Force, their lives become even more intertwined than before. With everything around them changing and an unnamed body on their hands, they must decipher the clues to their individual cases, before kidnapping turns into murder.

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.

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....

In 1988, Sloan Hadfield's brother Ridge went fishing with their father and never came home. Their father was arrested and charged with murder. Ridge's body was never recovered, and Sloan's mother slowly descended into madness, insisting her son was still alive. Now, twenty years later, Sloan's life is unraveling. In the middle of a bitter divorce, she's forced to return to her rural Texas hometown when her mother is discharged from a mental health facility. Overwhelmed by memories and unanswered questions, Sloan returns to the last place her brother was seen all those years ago.

Lee Ofsted has been hired to teach golf to the executives of a local salvage company on the bucolic Block Island. The setting is lovely, and the $1,000 a day salary will go a long way toward covering her expenses during her third year on the pro tour. But will it be compensation enough for solving a murder?

With 128 athletes competing in dozens of matches for millions in prize money, you expect drama. You expect blistering serves, smashed returns, and sliced shots that kiss the line. You do not expect kidnapping.

En avril 2022, Alexis Jourdan, trois ans et demi, autiste, fils du riche promoteur Éric Jourdan, disparaît au lac de Peiroou en présence de sa mère. L'affaire médiatisée secoue la petite ville de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Détaché de la capitale en renfort, Jésus Cortès, un capitaine originaire de la région, reprend l'enquête accompagné par Ana Rey, une recrue hyper connectée.

In a tight-knit town in the 1980s, a child-killer is on the loose. And Topaz’s parents are on edge. At ten years old, Topaz is so vulnerable. But she has nothing to worry about. Her eldest sister, Ruby, has made sure of that. Swearing Topaz to secrecy, Ruby reveals she has trapped the monster in their root cellar.