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.

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.

Ein grandioser, wuchtiger und emotionaler Gesellschaftsroman – das intensivste Hörerlebnis des Jahres! Der neue Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autor Chris Whitaker ist ein Meisterwerk: zugleich aufwühlender Kriminalfall und dramatische Liebesgeschichte. Patch ist dreizehn, und weil er nur ein Auge hat, trägt er eine Augenklappe wie ein Pirat. Als er eines Tages aus seiner Heimatstadt Monta Clare entführt wird, bricht für seine beste Freundin Saint die Welt zusammen. 307 Tage wird Patch in einem stockdunklen Raum gefangen gehalten, gemeinsam mit der geheimnisvollen Grace.

Nobody in Barbara Marsden’s family knows about her past, least of all her daughter Helen. But someone wants the truth to come out. When Helen discovers a sinister note at Barbara’s house, she can’t understand who would want to threaten her mother. She’s determined to find out who sent it, but soon realises her search might hurt her own family and put Barbara at risk… What really happened all those years ago? And who is going to end up paying the price?

Von der Ermittlerin zum Opfer: Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Die Fotografin Katrin Sandmann verschwindet nach einem Shoppingtrip mit einer langjährigen Freundin spurlos, als im Rheinland durch einen plötzlichen Wintereinbruch das Chaos ausbricht. Am selben Nachmittag flieht der brutale Frauenmörder Mario Brindi aus der Klink für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. Die Polizei glaubt nicht daran, dass die beiden Fälle zusammenhängen, doch als kurze Zeit später die grauenvoll zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden wird, ist es vielleicht schon zu spät für Katrin.

The world thought Dmitri Melnikov was dead. Especially Quinn. Why would he have believed otherwise, since the bomb intended for Melnikov had nearly killed Quinn and several members of his team? But Melnikov is not dead. He has been taken by someone who wants to shut him up. And the former chess champion isn’t the only one who has been abducted.

Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down - but nothing is what it seems.

When his three-year-old daughter goes missing, Nick Rossi fears he’ll relive his sister’s disappearance from twenty-five years ago. Only this time officer Ruby Orton and her K-9 partner, Pepper, rescue the child. But as the kidnappers escalate to murder and target Nick, Ruby knows there’s more behind the abduction. Together, can they find the connection with a decades-old cold case…before the past turns deadly?

In the busy town center of Canterbury, a woman and a young boy are snatched from the street. A few miles away, a man stands on the edge of a viaduct ready to throw himself off. Sergeant Shaun Carter, a police negotiator, is trying to talk him down, but he dare not get too close. This man is the only person who has the answers needed to find the missing. These two events will have consequences for everyone they touch. And Shaun Carter is forced to make heartbreaking choices as he faces a vicious criminal network. As the situation spirals out of control, Shaun asks for help.

Quinn Calvet was supposed to be having an epic year. She had plans with her best friend, Ximena, and sister, Ava, and to grow her following as an influencer on The Whine. Instead, Quinn finds herself third wheel to Ximena and her boyfriend or getting ditched by Ava who has turned into an overachiever, obsessed with studying and joining school clubs. It brings up Quinn's old feelings that her disability has her left behind. She tries to talk to Ava about it, but she's too busy with the newest club at school, Defend Kids.

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.

Erin Walsh arrives home to tiny New Belford, Kentucky, from college only to clash with her young stepmother, Shelby Rae. When Shelby Rae is kidnapped and a dear friend of the family is murdered, Erin discovers that both victims had secrets connected to the violent death of her mother seven years earlier. In a small town the pool of suspects is limited, but it also means the danger to Erin's own life is deathly close.

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.

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

Marcher seule n'est jamais sans danger... Le nouveau thriller de Claire Allan, dans la lignée des romans de Paula Hawkins ou Gillian Flynn Infirmière, Nell Sweeney, 22 ans, quitte comme chaque soir l'hôpital pour rentrer chez elle. Mais, ce soir-là, un homme l'épie. Il la suit. Et il a décidé d'agir.Nell se trouvait-elle au mauvais endroit, au mauvais moment ? Hélas pour elle, celui qui l'enlève pour relever un défi la livre à un autre dont les véritables desseins apparaissent bientôt. Nell pourrait être la première d'une longue série de victimes.

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.

Sam Capra is living the life of his dreams. He's a brilliant young CIA agent, stationed in London. His wife Lucy is seven months pregnant with their first child. They have a wonderful home, and are deeply in love. They have everything they could hope for... until they lose it all in one horrifying moment.

It’s been months since King and Slater faced true physical adversity. Now, they’re back in the depths of hell. A botched attempt to seize control of the Presidency by a brainwashed intelligence asset leads to the exposure of King and Slater’s location. The shadow world from which they fled has them in their sights, and they’re furious. Going rogue is the gravest sin - wetwork operators aren't afforded the leniency of leaving whenever they please. Examples must be made. The hunters are unleashed.

Immerse yourself in a thrilling chase as a tormented mother battles her shadowy past to rescue her abducted daughter. Amid the pressure of an impending FBI investigation and puzzling clues, she confronts long-lost family ties and her deepest fears. In this heart-pounding journey of love, friendship, and relentless determination, the mother's unwavering resolve could reveal her path to redemption.