Kidnapping Thriller

A child taken during the night, a father with secrets, and a good friend in need of help are just the beginning of Detective Jim North’s next case. But from the moment Jim begins his investigation, he is forced to choose between following the law and helping a friend.

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.

Samara Taylor used to believe in miracles. She used to believe in a lot of things. As a pastor's kid, it's hard not to buy in to the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and amazing grace. But lately, Sam has a lot of reason to doubt. Her mother lands in rehab after a DUI and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family.

Somewhere on the flat Kansas landscape, a school bus carrying 8 deaf schoolgirls and their teachers brakes suddenly. Waiting are 3 ruthless men, just escaped from prison. And now, the girls are their hostages. Convicted killer Lou Handy promises that he and his crew will kill a girl each hour unless the FBI, led by negotiator Arthur Potter, cuts a deal to avoid the bloodbath.

The disappearances of multiple teenagers thrust a small town into a panic. One detective must confront a dark past to solve the high-profile abduction. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.

The repercussions of ambitious reporting have derailed the career of KEY News legal correspondent Cassie Sheridan. A Washington insider, she is forced to the Miami bureau to wait out the end of her contract. While covering a hurricane that's moving up the west coast to Florida, she meets 11-year-old Vincent, who has just made a grisly discovery on the beach. In one week, Cassie traces the connection between Vincent's newfound "treasure" and a secret operation in the dark shadows of sunny Sarasota—a story that has national significance and maybe, just maybe will win back her reputation.

If Ridley Jones had slept 10 minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect, with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole.

They want what every young couple wants: a child of their own. But Paul and Joanna Breidbart have been trying to conceive for five long years, a torturous process of failed medical procedures that nearly tore their marriage apart. When they finally decide to adopt, American agencies tell them they will have to wait years for their dream to come true. The couple agrees to fly to war-torn Colombia to adopt a baby girl.

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.

CIA Case Officer Bob Cheney is kidnapped, and teen orphan Justin Reed — aka the Artful Dodger — tracks his newly-adoped father to a top secret smuggling base, where he is forced to match wits with the cartel family’s brilliant teen prodigy, Luis Ocho. But Luis’s stunning sister Kiara is another story. Is she falling for Justin, or is this just another one of Luis’s diabolical tricks to lure the “great Agent Dodger” to his demise?

When an adolescent boy is kidnapped from summer camp, the cops come up empty-handed - no leads, no suspects, and no motives. All Jacques Tillery wants is to peacefully retire from private investigation, but when the case piques his interest, Jacques discovers a string of similar unsolved kidnappings from decades past. As he digs deeper, Jacques realizes there may be a shocking link between the old kidnappings and the boy’s recent disappearance.

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.

A scream in the night wakes Private Investigators Troy and Eva Winters from a sound sleep during their well-anticipated vacation in a posh hotel along the Columbia River Gorge. Guns drawn, they run next door only to find the young girl Eva had befriended earlier is missing, and her mother dead.

Un grupo de influyentes ciudadanos de Estados Unidos entiende que los principales gobiernos del mundo no estan haciendo las cosas correctas para mejorar los problemas econmicos y sociales de los pueblos y deciden secuestrar a ocho lideres mundiales para que se pongan de acuerdo en soluciones sin egosmos eleccionarios o burocrticos y los trasladan individualmente hasta un yate en medio del Mediterrneodnde.

Un grupo de influyentes ciudadanos de Estados Unidos entiende que los principales gobiernos del mundo no estan haciendo las cosas correctas para mejorar los problemas econmicos y sociales de los pueblos y deciden secuestrar a ocho lideres mundiales para que se pongan de acuerdo en soluciones sin egosmos eleccionarios o burocrticos y los trasladan individualmente hasta un yate en medio del Mediterrneodnde. Como charla de bienvenida, les anticipan que si no se ponen de acuerdo puede que se queden sin comida o lo que va a ser peor alguien los pueda matar.

He was sure he could handle one petite PI with an attitude - but he'll need her help to solve the secret of his missing sister and outwit a ruthless killer. His family never fully recovered from the kidnapping of his siblings decades ago. Now Boone McGraw finally has a lead on his missing sister's location, but it means working with feisty private investigator C. J. Knight. Desperate to solve her partner's murder, C. J. doesn't believe her case could possibly be connected to the sexy horse breeder's investigation...until they find themselves running for their lives.

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.

Una apasionante historia donde se pretende describir la difícil vida en esclavitud en medio de la selva. Trabajando la tierra bajo el ardiente sol, sin zapatos, calcinando prácticamente pies y manos al roce de la terrible temperatura de la tierra, sufriendo pobreza extrema y los maltratos y prepotencia de los capataces, haciendo patente la lucha de quienes anteponen el amor y la amistad a su propio bienestar y felicidad. Dejando a su paso una gran enseñanza de superación y solidaridad.

"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.