Psychological Kidnapping

Claire’s little sister Holly has been working on the millionaire’s playground of Martha’s Vineyard, going to barefoot beach parties and flirting with the local rich kids. But now she’s missing and none of the locals seem to care, including the police. They think a message Claire received is proof she’s safe. But Claire knows for a fact that her sister didn’t send it. What will she have to risk to find out the truth? Who are the locals protecting? And what does it have to do with another girl who went missing five years ago?

Sometimes our closest friends are the ones we can't see. Dr. Maxine Decasta is retiring after a long and decorated career helping disturbed children. But before she can attend her celebratory dinner – before she can give a speech and pop a bottle of champagne – She is suddenly face to face with a patient she hasn't seen in twenty-five years. It's been so long, but yes, Maxine remembers Ariel. When she last saw her, Ariel was only nine years old. She was the loneliest girl in school. She was so lonely, she made up her own friends. There was one in particular that got Ariel in all sorts ...

The classic blockbuster thriller about three women who refuse to let death itself stop them from seeking justice on the man who took their lives... “Hands down, one of my favorite reads of the year!” —Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid Meghan, Brecia, and Skye have just one thing in...

When four men from the same quiet suburban street die within a single week – each in seemingly unrelated circumstances – Detective Vince Napier is ready to chalk it up to coincidence. His partner isn't so sure. And the forensic specialist brought in from the city is certain of something else entirely. As the investigation closes in, the four widowed wives find themselves pulled into interrogation rooms, asked to account for their husbands, their marriages, and the week that changed everything. They are women who have known each other for years. Women who look out for one another. Women ...

A gripping short psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry about how our safest routines can become our deadliest traps. Riley Fletcher’s morning run should have been ordinary—muscle memory, fresh air, home by breakfast. Instead, she wakes bound and bleeding in a...

He has to catch a serial murderer who knows his deadly secret. A year after a cunning serial killer slaughtered Detective Hudson's daughter, Liz, a man named Ed Roth confesses to the murder to an informant. For some reason, Hudson is convinced Roth is lying. Why did Roth confess to a murder he didn't commit? What's his agenda? Is Hudson wrong about Roth? When another woman is killed the same way as Liz, Roth becomes the prime suspect. Despite all their efforts, detectives find no evidence linking him to the crime. They try to get him to confess on tape but fail. As he digs into Roth’s ...

Revenge or redemption. Which would you choose? Twenty-five years ago, Kristi King was one of the hottest porn stars in America, a sexy young vixen lusted after by millions. But one Halloween night, her world was shattered. A sadistic, baby-faced psychopath and predator brutalized, violated, and humiliated her, before kidnapping her to satisfy his own dark and twisted desires. Now, having rebuilt her life as a psychologist and victim's right advocate, she finds herself sitting across a table from the man who tortured her, as part of a "restorative justice" confrontation, reliving every ...

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A gripping domestic thriller about the dark side of social media fame Becca Hart has it all: 1.2 million Instagram followers, lucrative brand deals, and a picture-perfect family. Every strawberry-picking trip, every bedtime routine, every milestone is content—and her daughter Emma is the star. But Emma doesn't want to smile anymore. Her cheeks hurt. The "phone people" are always watching. Then, during a livestream at a local farm, Emma vanishes. One moment she's holding her brother's hand. The next, she's gone—and nearly ten thousand people watched it happen in real time. As the ...

In this award-winning thriller, when a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter—or risk losing her forever. "Propulsive and original" —Stephen King It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter...

A sinister secret lies buried—one that swallows two young teens into an abyss of mystery. When two young teens at a county fair are drawn to desperate cries emanating from the House of Horrors, their world spins into chaos. They never enter, but suddenly, they're gone—vanished into thin air. Thus begins a baffling mystery into which rookie detective Teresa Simmonds and veteran Allan Yeats are thrown headfirst into a maze of secrets and lies. As they unravel the web of secrets and cover-ups, the question haunts them: What happened to Yasmine and Jerry, and why does no one want the truth ...

She Was The Missing Girl. Now She's Looking For One. Grace Powell knows what it means to be taken. As a child, she was abducted and forgotten—left with wounds no one could see. She survived. She moved on. At least, that’s the story she tells everyone. Now, another small town is cracking apart. A pastor is dead. A rookie cop is drowning. And the sheriff who should want answers is working much too hard to hide them. Sent in to assist, FBI Agent Grace Powell notices a faded flyer of a missing girl. It shouldn’t matter. The case isn’t hers, and the Bureau warned her not to get involved....

When a stranger walks past her friend's house, Charley Hoffman can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. Her neighbors think she's paranoid. Her husband thinks she needs help. And when she follows the man through the park, films him, questions him, and chases away the only people who care about her – even Charley begins to wonder if they're right. The Creep Across The Road is a razor-sharp psychological thriller about trauma, obsession, and the terrifying gap between being right and being believed.

There are twenty people on Paula Winslow's deck, drinking to her birthday. Her mother-in-law is slicing limes. Her best friend is refilling glasses. Her husband is telling a story with his hand on someone's shoulder. One of them has been sleeping with him. One of them will not leave this house alive. And Paula has decided she isn't going to wait to find out which.

When Vanessa Thompson agrees to fly across the country to meet her online crush, she never imagines she's walking straight into a killer's trap. Kidnapped and tortured by a sadistic predator, Vanessa endures unspeakable horrors as the clock ticks down on her survival. With only seven days before her captor's deadly countdown ends, every breath could be her last.

“The plot twists will give you whiplash.” –Washington Post Read the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller Invisible, then continue the series with Unsolved. FBI researcher Emmy Dockery is obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases. All she has are the newspaper...

I thought the worst part of a blackout was waking up in a strange place. Turns out waking up next to a dead woman is far worse… Memory lapses have plagued PI Dean Steele since childhood. This time when he opens his eyes, there's a woman lying nearby. A woman he doesn't recognize. As Dean tries to determine how he ended up in the woods next to a dead body, he attempts to piece together the things he remembers. But the situation takes a bewildering turn when the dead woman’s body disappears from the scene. Someone doesn't want Dean uncovering secrets, and things get even more heated when ...

What drives a person to commit unspeakable acts of violence? How does a seemingly ordinary individual become a monster? This gripping collection takes you deep inside twenty of the most harrowing and complex criminal cases in modern history. Forget simple headlines and sensationalism. This is a meticulous work of investigative journalism that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche. Each chapter is a comprehensive deep dive, detailing the perpetrators' backgrounds, their chilling methodologies, and the desperate investigations that brought them to justice. From the calculated ...

When a young girl goes missing, the case seems straightforward—until the layers of manipulation and control start to surface. Jackson Hansen presents himself as the protector, the one who knows what’s best, guiding the girl away from her custodial parent. But Samantha Leary and Detective Greg Dickson quickly realize that safety and loyalty can be dangerous masks for control. As they unravel the strands of influence, deception, and subtle psychological manipulation, the investigation pushes everyone involved to confront how easily trust can be twisted. All Mine to Hold is a tense, ...

In this New York Times bestseller from James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel. Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment. Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer...