Kidnapping Thriller

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 ...

Hold on to your seats and be prepared for even more action, thrills, and rescues. This is the second book in the John River series. River takes a job on a cruise liner because of a voice in his head from the past, but he does not realize why this ship is a man short. Trying to bend River to their will, a Mexican cartel abducts the daughter of a man to whom River feels a debt. They have no idea of the fury that they have unleashed. They will pay the total price of entering River’s world. Cruise liners, tropical destinations, action, military missions, thrills, and crime. River Deep ...

A newly successful filmmaker is shattered when his son is kidnapped only to be tragically killed during the escape. Consumed by grief and rage, he vows revenge on everyone involved in the plot, even those within his trusted circle.

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 ...

You’re under arrest for murderNo. You can’t be serious! Yes. You were in the same place at the same time when 16 women were killed. Investigative journalist Barry Mackay has traveled the world. Putting his memory into overdrive, he recalls these places and thinks this is all about a woman he met in 1972. But how will he know for sure? Can he prove his innocence? Can he find the madman who hates him this much? When Barry’s daughter is kidnapped, the chase becomes more than life or death. It’s about stopping this elusive predator and bringing his daughter home alive. But time is not ...

In a small town in NC, an abduction was being planned. There was a time when children could play outside, go to a movie, or shop at the local mall. Times had changed, and one family desperately hoped their thirteen-year-old daughter would be found. By sending in his DNA, Ally Malcom’s employer, Gene Talbot, discovered a cousin he didn’t know he had. Through this act, he was in contact with several cousins he never knew he had. One of them, Trent Williams, was facing a parent's worst nightmare: their child was abducted. Gene had no idea he had employed an undercover FBI agent. Eliza ...

Connie Parker mysteriously vanishes after going to the store. Detective Bradley is assigned to the case, but he has difficulty establishing any solid leads, and the discoveries he makes only leave him more baffled than before. Where is she? How did she get there? Who is involved? In the meantime, as the clock continues to tick, the chances of finding Connie alive decrease.

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

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....

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.

Hollywood was betting a lot on this movie being a hit. It had a big budget and an A-list cast including Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in the lead roles. To help insure it worked they wanted an author whom a studio chief called “Mr. Action” to rewrite a knotty script and novelize the movie. I, Dave, the “Mr. Action” in question, viewed the movie’s concept as a kind of serious “Twin Peaks” and part of a lineage of mountaineering thrillers dating back to the 1909 Where Snow is Sovereign: A Romance of the Glaciers. The script I got was titled “Going West in America.” I changed...

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 ...

In 1899, Juniper St. James, a sorceress with a haunting past, finds herself entangled in a world of treachery as the enigmatic courtesan to the captivating vampire, Lucas Crawford, and his family, as known as the feared Fanged Four. Their reign of chaos has plunged Prague into turmoil, catching the attention of the power-hungry vampire king, Ezven, whose underground castle harbors secrets darker than the night itself. As the city teeters on the brink of an all-consuming vampire civil war, Juniper's heart is torn between her loyalty to Lucas and her growing affection for Kristoff Novak, a ...

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 ...

Take one reckless travel writer Add one agoraphobic ex-wife Stir in one kidnapped child And you have a Caribbean noir cocktail that packs a punch Turner’s a reckless travel journalist. His ex-wife Sally is an overprotective agoraphobe with an intense fear of flying. When their eight-year-old son is kidnapped in the Dominican Republic, Turner and Sally have to rely on each other in ways they never managed when they were married. When the true viciousness of the kidnappers’ plan is revealed, Turner and Sally have to tap the most violent sides of their natures to save their child.

Once the most cunning luxury-car thief in the game, Ava Frost gladly gave it all up to become the wife of a successful Norfolk, Virginia, businessman, and raise their two children in better circumstances than she ever knew. But when the children are abducted—and held for a two-million-dollar ransom—Ava is stunned to discover her husband’s bad deals have drained their fortune. Determined, she pursues her best, and toughest, option: Her ex-boyfriend, the mastermind behind the South’s biggest car theft ring, offers her a chance to gain the money.

When Lane Fielding fled her isolated Florida hometown after high school for the anonymity of New York City, she swore she'd never return. But 20 years later, newly divorced and with two daughters in tow, she finds herself tending bar at the local dive and living with her parents on the historic Fielding Plantation. Here, the past haunts her and the sinister crimes of her father make her as unwelcome in town as she was the day she left. Ostracized by the people she was taught to trust, Lane's unsteady truce with the town is rattled when her older daughter suddenly vanishes.

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.

Solo hay luz de luna por encima.... Grita todo lo que quieras... Aún así terminarás muerto. Smash Hit es a la vez un homenaje respetuoso, pero algo propio, nacido en las tradiciones de clásicos programas de terror llenos de horripilantes asesinatos y una mente retorcida y anormal tramando toda la horrenda cabalgata. Una historia tensa e impartida sobre el asesinato, los juegos mentales y la obsesión con las realidades macabras de la película, que también ofrece una variación única de las fórmulas del género, ya probadas y gastadas. Un lunático está en la hierba. Podría estar ...

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.