Kidnapping Thriller

Emma’s husband is in prison. Emma’s husband claims he is innocent. Emma’s husband is a liar. And he’s not done with her yet.

Thirty-three years ago two little girls disappeared from a notorious run-down neighborhood in south London. One was found dead within a few days; the body of the other was never discovered. Today, the man convicted of murder three decades ago is back on the streets, and another girl vanishes. Hard-nosed investigative journalist Angela Tate reported on the old case and is back to cover the new story, determined to persuade the mother of the missing girl, Trisha Collins, to reveal a secret she’s been keeping about the original killing. But Trisha is terrified and refuses to talk.

Eine Mutter, die ihr Kind verliert, verliert auch ihre Seele... Melanie Drosten läuft besorgt übers Schulgelände und ruft Danas Namen. Doch sie entdeckt ihre Pflegetochter nirgendwo. Dabei hatte sie das Mädchen nur kurz unbeobachtet gelassen, um mit einer Lehrerin zu reden. Ihr Mann Robert stößt hinzu, aber auch nach einer intensiven Suche finden sie keine Spur. Niemand hat etwas gesehen. Ist Dana verschwunden, weil sie wegen des Lehrergesprächs Ärger befürchtet hat? Zu Hause erfahren die Drostens die grausame Wahrheit.

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 seven-year-old Emma disappears, her stepmother Amanda uncovers dark secrets lurking in their small town. Facing corrupt police and uncooperative locals, Amanda and her niece Renee follow chilling clues leading to a familiar neighbor with a hidden, deadly past. Racing to save Emma, they risk everything to expose a truth that could destroy their town.

Not much happens in Deerfield, Connecticut. The sleepy little town nestled at the foot of Taconic Range near two pristine lakes is the stuff of Hallmark movies. Picturesque town square, friendly neighbors, the changing seasons… but Deerfield’s small-town charm will lose its allure after a girl goes missing.

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?

Felix "O" O'Connor is an ex-con from central Ohio who has spent the last seven years working on a ranch in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. Rarely does he venture out into the world and never does it come looking for him. Both of those things change when his twin sister, Alexa "Lex" Borden, calls from Columbus, Ohio, to ask for his help.

The disappearances of two girls within the span of a week thrusts a small town into panic.

Mandy Rose Bokum wanted to go home. Her mind and body were getting sicker. Three lonely years living in one room in California were enough. She yearned for peace. She craved love. She wanted answers. Why was her child stolen? Did the thief know her? Was it somehow her fault? The townies blamed her. Accused her of murder. It was time to tell Clyde Boudreaux that he was Hannah's daddy. Clyde fought his own demons. He was seven when he'd watched his granddaddy get lynched. Mandy struggled for years with her own dark secrets. Maybe two halves could make a whole.

After a drug cartel abducts his sister, a Kansas judge puts everything on the line to find her. Judge Benjamin Joel catches a death penalty case involving a local drug dealer with ties to a Mexican cartel. When his sister is abducted three days before the trial, Ben is told what he must do to save her - cut the defendant loose utilizing a seldom-used judicial tool known as a judgment of acquittal.

When a middle-aged man returns to a small town claiming to be a teenager abducted by a cult 30 years prior, a former detective steps out of retirement to uncover the truth. But picking at old wounds tends to make them bleed. After a scholarly 14-year-old girl vanishes on Halloween night, uncompromising yet isolated private investigator Arden Briar dives deep into the Georgia underground to find the victim. Faced with overwhelming odds, Arden enlists the help of the victim’s damaged father, a veteran with a short fuse. Will Arden’s temporary alliance be the solution or her downfall?

Tara is on her way to pick up both her children from the airport following a visit with their father in America, but within seconds, her happiness is replaced by the shocking realization that only her daughter returned. Tara’s world is shattered as she’s thrust into the American legal system, determined to fight for her son.

Carlos was walking down the street minding his own business. It's something he tried very hard to do. Minding his own business, that is. That and staying under the radar. But what he saw, he couldn't ignore. A little girl was being dragged toward the open door of a van. The girl resisted. The kidnapper slapped her to the ground.

Инспектор Скотленд-Ярда Алан Грант всегда с осторожностью относился к писателям и журналистам, — однако не сумел отклонить приглашение Лавинии Фитч в приморскую деревушку, облюбованную лондонской богемой. Очень скоро мирный, хотя и скучноватый отдых прерывает таинственное преступление. Бесследно исчезает красавец фотограф Лесли Сирл — и местная полиция тут же обвиняет в убийстве молодого радиоведущего Уолтера Уитмора. На первый взгляд, с выводами провинциальных служителей закона трудно поспорить.

Jenna, una joven de diecisiete años, desaparece de Mount Chester en un caluroso día de verano. Poco después, se descubre su cadáver en las remotas montañas de Wildfire Ridge. La detective Kay Sharp se apresura a llegar al lugar, recorriendo kilómetros hasta la base de la cumbre. Por las marcas que presenta el cuerpo de Jenna, está claro que fue brutalmente violada antes de ser asesinada.

After revealing a big secret, Calamity James is on the outs with the one person she can always rely on: her sister. As the Red River Founders Celebration approaches, descendants of the town’s original settlers are mysteriously targeted for murder, and Cal hunts down a ghost with a grudge.

Wie weit würdest du gehen, um dein Kind zu retten? Die achtjährige Tochter der TV-Journalistin Kim Jansen verschwindet spurlos. Wenig später meldet sich der Entführer und fordert: Entweder Kim gesteht öffentlich die Taten ihrer Vergangenheit, oder er tötet ihre Tochter Lilly. Für Kim beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Sie muss den Erpresser finden und Lilly befreien - bevor die Polizei es tut. Denn die Wahrheit darf niemals ans Licht kommen ... Ein rasanter und packender Thriller, der den Atem stocken lässt. Nach Kalte Erinnerung der neue hochspannende Psychothriller von Patricia Walter.

LKA-Ermittlerin Laura Kern steht vor einem Rätsel. Ein Kind wurde am helllichten Tag aus einem Supermarkt entführt, doch es gibt keine Lösegeldforderung. Auch die Eltern schweigen sich aus – stecken sie womöglich mit den Tätern unter einer Decke? Laura und ihr Partner Max kämpfen sich durch einen Strudel widersprüchlicher Zeugenaussagen, während ihnen das Innenministerium im Nacken sitzt.

Als Philipp Greenbush an einem Sommerabend die anonyme Nachricht erreicht, dass seine Ehefrau und seine kleine Tochter entführt wurden, beginnt für ihn ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Den Entführer kennt Philipp ganz genau: Es ist der schwarze Jerome Williams, sein ehemals bester Freund, der für den brutalen Akt, der sich damals in den Sümpfen Louisianas abgespielt hat, zu einer 25-jährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden war. All die Jahre hat Philipp geglaubt, ruhig leben und endlich vergessen zu können, muss nun aber, um die Forderungen des Entführers zu erfüllen, an jenen grausamen Ort zurückkehren, den er niemals wieder betreten wollte.