Kidnapping Mystery

A mystery book set in New York and Philadelphia during the early 20th century, "Sophia the Wild" plunges readers into a spellbinding journey of secrets, suspense, and self-discovery. This exhilarating narrative unfolds in the extravagant Stanford Johnson Mansion close to New York City and in Philadelphia's labyrinthine streets.Delve into the decadent world of the early 20th century, where industries blossom, airships grace the skies, and secrets rest in the parchment of scrolls and the corners of grand mansions. Synopsis The story follows Sophia, the adopted daughter of tycoon Stanford ...

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.

From New York Times Bestselling Author Cheryl Bradshaw comes book two in her exciting new mystery series. When a dead body is found in the walls during a home renovation, detective Georgiana Germaine gets swept into a cold case murder. Whose body lies within the walls of the house and what ties does it have to the death of Georgiana's father more than three decades earlier? Love mysteries with a surprising twist? Little Lost Secrets will hook you from the first page. Books in this Series: Little Girl Lost (Book 1) 2021 USA Today Best-Selling Book Little Lost Secrets (Book 2) Little Broken ...

A peaceful cabin on the lake. A small town filled with friendly locals. Too good to be true? Absolutely.After a break-in leaves her family shaken, 16-year-old Katie Hickson is forced to say goodbye to her home in Los Angeles when her family moves her to a lakeside cabin in a small town in the country. Despite being unhappy about the move, she starts to change her tune when she meets some new friends. But it all takes a turn for the worse when Katie discovers the body of a teenage girl in the lake. When she learns that the dead girl was also from out of town, Katie feels compelled to learn ...

He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she’s wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim. He waits. A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead and the MO is identical. He takes.

This audiobook features two stories: Buried Truth and Stolen. In Buried Truth, a four-year-old girl's abduction appears to be linked to a 30-year-old case. In Stolen, a political movement and a young girl's abduction splits and breaks trust in Barta, a small town in North Dakota.

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.

Matthew 24:12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. "Everyone wants a bad boy until they realize they aren’t really bad—some unattainable alpha—but just a boy with layers and layers of hell that have to be dealt with..." Finding herself stranded in a new city Ember Bloom thought she’d reached her all time low. She was wrong. A mindless walk to a dead-end job landed her in the path of her gambling fathers’ enemies. Her only defense was a stranger, Slayton Winslow, a known enforcer and fighter—rumored to be Odin’s prince, underground royalty. On...

Detective Jose Ramirez and the Sierra Hills Police Department are scrambling for leads on a killer who has already struck five times, each time leaving his signature trademark: large butcher knives piercing the abdomens of his young female victims. Profiling the killer is proving to be difficult, and Detective Ramirez knows that it’s only a matter of time before their perpetrator strikes again. As if Ramirez isn’t frustrated enough, to his dismay, he is assigned a partner. Officer Daniel Chatham, a handsome, young man, fresh out of grad school, has pulled some strings to join the ...

The year is 1973, the era of tie-dye shirts and bell bottom pants. Addie’s husband, Becker, takes a job at a recycling plant in Corona, California. He’s called in to work late one night and doesn’t return home. Battling against the odds, Addie searches for her missing husband and finds herself caught in a web of lies and deceit, while, at the same time, her friend is kidnapped and Addie puts her life on the line to rescue her. Addie’s brother is attending law school at Harvard. Their childhood friend is an officer with the Santa Monica Police Department. Addie’s parents are in ...

The Billionaire’s Series features the lives, loves, trials, and triumphs of the Guyton family of billionaire tycoons—John is the patriarch. THE BILLIONAIRE AND THE LADY is John and Rae Guyton’s love story. When they meet at a peace rally, she’s the one with money and privilege—he’s the son of a tobacco farmer. But John is no fortune hunter—he truly wants her love. He earns an education to fulfill his ambition. Their successful law firm is just the beginning. Together, they will build a formidable business empire. Early in their marriage, as John and Rae engage in talks to ...

Starting a small detective agency in an even smaller town sounds easy: it’s not. And when the daughter of the new detective is kidnapped the plot thickens. The Pacific North-West is the setting for this adventure involving a kidnapping of a girls’ basketball team and a father’s efforts of rescue.

When you’re blind to the danger right in front of you, who will you listen to before you get hurt? In a small town in rural Pennsylvania, nothing is as simple as it seems. Secrets lurk behind every corner, dying to be exposed. No one will make it out unscathed. Addie is a teenage girl that seems to have it all figured out. Starting high school can be hard, but not when you’re one of the popular crowd. Addie has all the boys wrapped around her finger, but what fun is there in that? All is not what it seems when her life outside of school is exposed. She makes it look easy, but dealing ...

Abduction. Amnesia. And family secrets that were supposed to remain buried forever.18-year-old Gwen Taylor has lived a sheltered life being raised by her grandmother, and she never thought to question or rebel against her grandmother's strict rules. At least not until she meets Ray, a college student who fills her head with dreams of a more ambitious life and her heart with deep desire for him. But she is still young and naïve, and when she makes the long drive to visit him, she is mortified to find him with another woman. Fleeing the scene, Gwen suddenly spots someone standing in the ...

Parker and Priscilla Wilfork are happily married with two children. Life seemed perfect and peaceful until Parker goes on a business trip and does not return. Priscilla finds her world turned upside down when she searches for answers to how and why Parker disappeared. One night Priscilla has a dream that Parker is an angel. Does this mean that Parker is now dead? After two years and no sign of Parker except in her dreams, Priscilla makes the decision to tell her children that their father has gone to Heaven. Priscilla tries to get their lives back together until one day Deanna disappears ...

Abandoned in childhood, ex-Navy SEAL Joe Harkin learned the hard way to trust no one. His background makes him a perfect addition to the KnightGuard Security team. Claire Willis has planned for the day she could escape her abusive husband. Desperate for help, she seeks refuge with her cousin in Black Pointe, Florida until she can figure out her next move. When danger follows her, KnightGuard Security assigns Joe to her case. Joe and Claire share a complicated history. She was the only woman he ever loved and who loved him back. Leaving his best friend after high school was the hardest ...

Kidnapping is one of the cruellest crimes - lives are put at risk for cold, hard cash. But when Somali pirates seize the crew of a yacht off the coast of Africa, they bite off more than they can chew. One of the hostages has friends in high places, and Spider Shepherd is put on the case. He goes deep undercover in an audacious plan to bring an end to the pirate gang's reign of terror. But as Shepherd closes in on his quarry, he realises that there's much more at stake than the lives of the hostages.

Pearl’s perfect life was an illusion. After uncovering her husband’s multiple affairs, their divorce is complicated when their eight-year-old son is abducted. Desperate to save her only child, Pearl will do the unthinkable to find him.

Marina is a divorced mother of three preschoolers. Lilah is a shy and lonely librarian. Opal is a broke post-menopausal fitness guru. These three strangers have nothing in common-except for the man who's been lying to all of them. And who they are now holding hostage in a basement. EAT, SLAY, LOVE is a book about making friends, finding joy, and discovering the woman you really are . . . though sometimes, becoming your best self involves committing abduction and murder.

Gray Wolf Security had seen a lot of disturbing things in their day, but disappearing teenagers, strange tattoos that tagged them for a madman, was all new to them. When three of their own kids came to them for help, they couldn't refuse. Finding out what was happening proved to be more difficult than they believed. With Callan working to help the team identify the tattoo artist, they weren't afraid to use every advantage at their fingertips. Who would have thought that the ghosts would be the best sources of information and help on the property. With time running out, the men race to find ...