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The Girl in the White Van
by April HenryA teen is snatched outside her kung fu class and must figure out how to escape—and rescue another kidnapped victim—in The Girl in the White Van, a chilling YA mystery by New York Times bestselling author April Henry.When Savannah disappears soon after arguing with her mom’s boyfriend, everyone assumes she's run away. The truth is much worse. She’s been kidnapped by a man in a white van who locks her in an old trailer home, far from prying eyes. And worse yet, Savannah’s not alone: ten months earlier, Jenny met the same fate and nearly died trying to escape. Now as the two girls wonder if he will hold them captive forever or kill them, they must join forces to break out—even if it means they die trying.Christy Ottaviano Books
The Girl In The Window
by Wilma YeoThings like kidnappings just don't happen in Meander. I mean they never had up until little leedie Ann Alcott disappeared last summer just before my ninth birthday. The kidnapping hit me, Kiley Mulligan Culver, a lot harder than it did the town kids because Dad and I live out on what is left of the old Alcott plantation. Losing Leedie Ann was like losing someone in my own family.... Kiley has just seen Leedie Ann in the window of the Alcott mansion. Then--why will no one admit she's back?
The Girl in the Woods (A Waterman & Stark Thriller #3)
by Gregg OlsenA schoolgirl found it on a nature hike. A severed human foot wearing pink nail polish. A gruesome but invaluable clue that leads forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman down a much darker trail--to a dangerous psychopath whose powers of persuasion seem to have no end. Only by teaming up with sheriff's detective Kendall Stark can Birdy hope to even the odds in a deadly game. It's a fateful decision the killer wants them to make. And it's the only way Birdy and Kendall can find their way to a murderer who's ready to kill again. . .
The Girl in the Woods (Waterman & Stark #1)
by Gregg OlsenKitsup County forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman is well known for giving a voice to the voiceless: the corpses of people who are often victims of violent crimes. Birdy is also letting her teenage nephew Sean stay with her for a while but the family reunion is put on hold when Birdy gets a phone call from the coroner’s office. An unidentified foot has been found in Banner Forest. The only clue to its owner: pink nail polish on the toenails. As Birdy teams up with homicide detective Kendall Stark to investigate, she soon discovers that people all over town are hiding secrets that can prove deadly if they are uncovered.
A Girl In Time
by John BirminghamThe past is another country. A dangerous one. On the eve of a huge, breakout success, a poor but brilliant young game developer is pulled out of her world, and time itself, by a cowboy desperately searching for the daughter he lost two hundred years ago. <p><p> Cady McCall is ready to be rich and famous. She’s sacrificed everything, putting her work ahead of family and friends. Now with mad success and huge wealth so close she can taste it, her life is blown apart by Deputy Marshal John 'Titanic' Smith, the man who rescues her from two muggers, only to carry her off into history. Lost on the seas of time, Smith is desperate to get home to his family in 1876, and now Cady is lost along with him, facing danger and finding love in Victorian London, Ancient Rome and in the near-future America of President for Life Donald Trump.
The Girl in Times Square: A Novel
by Paullina SimonsInternational bestselling author Paullina Simons delivers a riveting novel about a young woman whose search for her missing friend turns into a life-shattering odyssey.The truth will change her forever.Living in bustling New York City, Lily Quinn has plenty of distractions and is struggling to finish college as well as pay her rent. But that all pales in comparison when Amy, her best friend and roommate, disappears without a trace.Spencer O’Malley, a cynical NYPD detective assigned to Amy’s case, immediately captures Lily’s attention. Though he is wary and wrestling with his own demons, he, too, is irresistibly drawn to Lily. But fate has more in store for Lily than she ever expected. As she looks deeper into the mystery surrounding Amy’s disappearance, Lily finds answers she never imagined she’d find—answers that challenge everything she knows about her own life.Lily’s search puts her on a collision course with tragedy and love, and gives her a glimpse into the abyss that swallowed her friend . . . until she faces a final confrontation with her own life-changing destiny.“Part mystery, part romance, part family drama . . . in other words, the perfect book.”—Daily Mail
The Girl in White: A Chilling Psychological Thriller
by John NichollA chilling new psychological thriller from an internationally bestselling author Introducing DI Laura Kesey... Harry Gilmore has no idea of the terrible danger he faces when he meets A Beautiful girl in a local student bar. Drugged and abducted, Harry wakes up in a secure wooden compound deep in the Welsh countryside, where he is groomed by the leaders of a manipulative cult, run by the self-proclaimed new messiah, known as The Master. When the true nature of the cult becomes apparent, Harry looks for any opportunity to escape. But as time passes he questions if the master’s extreme behaviour and teachings are the one true religion. With Harry’s life hanging by a thread, a team of officers, led by Detective Inspector Laura Kesey, investigate his disappearance. But will they find him before it’s too late? What everyone is saying about The Girl in White: “John Nicholl has a wonderful way with words” Anita May Waller - Bestselling Author “A must-read in every sense. Unreservedly recommended.” Readers Retreat “Edgy, tense and raw, this tale is pure suspense from start to finish” Tome Tender Book Blog “The story is strong and well constructed, flowing with ease as the reader loses themselves in the narrative.” Book Reviews To Ponder “As always John Nicholl writes a mesmerising story” Read Along With Sue “I absolutely loved the storyline. John Nicholl sure knows how to write a gripping storyline with his own uniqueness.” Cheekypee Reads And Reviews “John Nicholl knows exactly how to lull us as readers, and then chill us, as he draws us deeper into a complex web of motivations and evil intentions. “ Lesley Hayes - Bestselling Author “John Nicholl is a brilliant writer, always crossing the line into the disturbed.” Kristine’s Novel Cafe “It’s very very good, thought-provoking stuff!” Alex J Book Reviews “This story grabbed me from the beginning and kept my interest throughout. He's a brilliant storyteller and a book I highly recommend you read.” Goodreads John Nicholl is the internationally bestselling author of The DI Gravel Series, The Dr David Galbraith Books and the stand-alone The Girl in Red. The Girl in White is a dark and chilling psychological thriller which will keep you turning the pages. It will appeal to fans of authors like Rob Ashman, Mark Edwards and John Marrs.
Girl: Inside
by S. WilliamsThe author of Girl: Broken returns with a terrifying new novel of a shadowy cult and the woman fighting to escape their murderous grasp . . . During the 1990s, Daisy grew up abused by the cult known as The Fishermen. The house she was imprisoned in was destroyed by an explosion and all the members killed—or at least that was what people assumed. Jay, an ex-police officer, and Joseph, a professor specialising in cults and the effects of coercive control, discover that some members survived. Inspector Slane was a key member of The Fishermen and is still at large and she, along with her network of abusers, remains active and hunting for Daisy. Jay is determined to find the remnants of the cult before they can find Daisy and finish the evil they started when she was a child. But the trail seems cold—until the murders resume . . .
The Girl Is Murder
by Kathryn Miller HainesIris Anderson is only 15, but she's quickly mastering the art of deception in this YA novel for fans of Veronica Mars. It's the fall of 1942 and Iris's world is rapidly changing. Her mother recently committed suicide. Her Pop is back from the war with a missing leg, limiting his ability to do the physically grueling part of his detective work. Iris is dying to help, especially when she discovers that one of Pop's cases involves a boy at her school. Now, instead of sitting at home watching Deanna Durbin movies, Iris is sneaking out of the house, double crossing her friends, and dancing at the Savoy till all hours of the night. There's certainly never a dull moment in the private eye business.
Girl Last Seen: A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist
by Nina LaurinTwo missing girls. Thirteen years apart.Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots.I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly smudged features, and I can't bring myself to move. Olivia Shaw could be my mirror image, rewound to thirteen years ago.If you have any knowledge of Olivia Shaw's whereabouts or any relevant information, please contact...I've spent a long time peering into the faces of girls on missing posters, wondering which one replaced me in that basement. But they were never quite the right age, the right look, the right circumstances. Until Olivia Shaw, missing for one week tomorrow.Whoever stole me was never found. But since I was taken, there hasn't been another girl.And now there is.
Girl Last Seen: The bestselling psychological thriller
by Nina Laurin'Fantastic. Couldn't put this book down''Shocking and explosive''I literally could not stop reading!''Full of suspense and action. 5*'A dark and twisting psychological thriller for readers of I Am Watching You, The Luckiest Girl Alive, and All the Missing Girls.Lainey Moreno was abducted when she was ten years old. She managed to escape, but so did her kidnapper. Now, thirteen years later, he has struck again. Lainey knows her memories could help the police find Olivia Shaw and the man who took her. The problem is, she's spent over a decade doing everything she can to forget. It's time for Lainey to confront her past and discover the truth about what happened all those years ago. But can she do it in time to save Olivia? Or has her luck finally run out?What readers are saying about GIRL LAST SEEN'It is absolutely BRILLIANT and has shot onto my favourite books of the year list! I JUST LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!''A dark,twisted and tense thriller that I devoured and couldn't put down.''This is the best thriller I've read this year. Lainey is a spiky character that you can't help but feel for as she searches her murky past. A real page turner''Wow what a first book. Twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat. Can't wait for the next one from an author who is going to be on everyone's read list.'
Girl Last Seen: The bestselling psychological thriller
by Nina LaurinAn intense psychological thriller for readers of I Am Watching You, The Luckiest Girl Alive, and All the Missing Girls.Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart.Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots.I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly smudged features, and I can't bring myself to move. Olivia Shaw could be my mirror image, rewound to thirteen years ago.If you have any knowledge of Olivia Shaw's whereabouts or any relevant information, please contact...I've spent a long time peering into the faces of girls on missing posters, wondering which one replaced me in that basement. But they were never quite the right age, the right look, the right circumstances. Until Olivia Shaw, missing for one week tomorrow.Whoever stole me was never found. But since I was taken, there hasn't been another girl.And now there is.(P) 2019 Hachette Audio
Girl, Lost: A Gripping Psychological Suspense
by Vikki PatisAfter years of traveling the world in search of her missing twin, a young woman returns home to uncover the truth in this suspenseful novel.Twin sisters Freya and Imogen are planning a grand voyage around the world with their best friend Emily. When Freya disappears on the day of their intended departure, Imogen wonders if she decided to go on her own. But when Emily goes missing three days later, Imogen suspects something more sinister.Five years later, Imogen is living in Australia, having searched the world for her sister. But when her mother calls, she knows it's finally time to come home. Because Emily has returned. And she has a child.When Imogen questions Emily about Freya’s whereabouts, her answers are elusive. But as buried secrets rise to the surface, Imogen discovers that the truth she’s been searching for is closer to home than she ever imagined . . .
Girl Missing: (Previously published as Peggy Sue Got Murdered)
by Tess Gerritsen<P>From Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series, her stunning first thriller! <P>A beautiful young woman's corpse is found dumped in a garbage-strewn alley. Now laid out in the office of medical examiner Kat Novak is an unidentified body that betrays no secrets--except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. <P>When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets, using a deadly drug to do his dirty work. The police are skeptical. The mayor won't listen. One of the town's most prominent citizens, with a missing daughter of his own, is also Kat's chief suspect. As the death toll rises, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is close enough to touch her. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Girl Most Likely To . . .
by Dorien KellyAfter years of being called the wild child of Sandy Bend, Michigan, Dana Devine has pretty much confirmed that rumor by sleeping with Cal Brewer. Yes, she’s always had a thing for the new police chief, but she never meant to live out her fantasy. Now that reality’s hit, she knows they can’t continue the relationship-it simply wouldn’t work. What she doesn’t realize is that Cal himself was living out a fantasy of his own....When Dana asked Cal to “come up for a drink” after running into him in Chicago, he knew where the evening was headed. But he never anticipated falling for Dana the way he did. Now she’s barely speaking to him, and Cal’s not sure if their one perfect night was just a mistake. Problem is, he can’t stop thinking about her...or about spending another hot night with the wild beauty....
A Girl Named Anna: A Novel
by Lizzy BarberIf your whole life is a lie, who can you trust?Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma’s rules are the only path to follow. But, on her eighteenth birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She’s never been allowed to visit Florida’s biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day—a letter addressing her by a different name?Rosie has grown up in the shadow of the missing sister she barely remembers, her family fractured by years of searching without leads. Now, on the fifteenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, the media circus resumes as the funds dedicated to the search dry up, and Rosie vows to uncover the truth herself. But can she find the answer before it tears her family apart?Winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, A Girl Named Anna is a psychologically riveting read that introduces Lizzy Barber as an outstanding new voice in suspense fiction.
The Girl Next Door: The Girl Next Door Rocky Mountain Rescue Bridal Jeopardy (Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory #1480)
by Cynthia EdenCooper Marshall pledges to protect his neighbor in this beloved story from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden, but will he be able to keep his promise?When Gabrielle Harper’s gutsy investigative reporting attracts a serial killer, her new neighbor begins keeping an eye on her. But Cooper Marshall is more than his chiseled frame suggests. He is an Elite Operations Division specialist who thrives on adrenaline, who always takes risks, whose every instinct is geared to protect. Even if it means breaking cover. Gabrielle isn’t the sort to hole up in her Washington, D.C., walk-up, waiting to be the next victim. So when the time comes, he’ll throw her on the back of his motorcycle and ride with a vengeance to save her life. Until then, he’ll watch and wait, and try not to get carried away with attraction to the girl next door….FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!In fan-favorite MISSING IN BLUE MESA by Cindi Myers, Michelle Munson infiltrates the cult led by “Prophet” Daniel Metwater to prove her sister’s murder. Having endured a tough life in foster care, she’s fiercely independent and distrustful of police. But when her baby disappears, she knows she’s come too close to learning Metwater’s secrets, and turns to Ranger Ethan Reynolds for justice. Facing down harrowing danger in Colorado’s wilderness, the resolute lawman fights to protect Michelle…and open her heart.
The Girl Next Door
by Cynthia EdenHe pledged to protect his neighbor, in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory miniseries When Gabrielle Harper's gutsy investigative reporting attracted a serial killer, her new neighbor began keeping an eye on her. But Cooper Marshall was more than his chiseled frame suggested. He was an Elite Operations Division specialist who thrived on adrenaline, who always took risks, whose every instinct was geared to protect. Even if it meant breaking cover. Gabrielle wasn't the sort to hole up in her Washington, D.C., walk-up, waiting to be the next victim. So when the time came, he'd throw her on the back of his motorcycle and ride with a vengeance to save her life. Until then, he'd watch and wait, and try not to get carried away with attraction to the girl next door....
The Girl Next Door
by Patricia MacdonaldShe's out to clear his father's name... and caught in killer's sights. The affluent town of Hoffman, Ney Jersey, was shattered when esteemed doctor Duncan Avery stabbed his wife to death one spring evening. Now, fifteen years later, struggling actress Nina Avery -- who never doubted her father's innocence -- returns to Hoffman when he is paroled and moves home. Not only does Dr. Avery want to repair his relationship with Nina and her two brothers, successful investment banker Patrick and recovering drug addict Jimmy, he wants to find the real killer. But when violence overturns the Averys' lives again, Nina no longer knows who she can trust. Relying only on herself and on the mysterious prison doctor who treated her father, she searches frantically for the truth. But she must dig deep down into the secrets of her family and her town if she stands the chance of catching the killer who has his sight set on the new target: her.
The Girl Next Door: A Novel
by Ruth RendellIn this psychologically explosive story from "one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation" (People), the discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends.In the waning months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood outside London. Throughout the summer of 1944--until one father forbids it--the subterranean space becomes their "secret garden," where the friends play games and tell stories. Six decades later, beneath a house on the same land, construction workers uncover a tin box containing two skeletal hands, one male and one female. As the discovery makes national news, the friends come together once again, to recall their days in the tunnel for the detective investigating the case. Is the truth buried among these aging friends and their memories? This impromptu reunion causes long-simmering feelings to bubble to the surface. Alan, stuck in a passionless marriage, begins flirting with Daphne, a glamorous widow. Michael considers contacting his estranged father, who sent Michael to live with an aunt after his mother vanished in 1944. Lewis begins remembering details about his Uncle James, an army private who once accompanied the children into the tunnels, and who later disappeared. In The Girl Next Door Rendell brilliantly shatters the assumptions about age, showing that the choices people make--and the emotions behind them--remain as potent in late life as they were in youth.
The Girl Next Door
by Ruth RendellThe dazzling new novel from Ruth Rendell. When the bones of two severed hands are discovered in a box, an investigation into a long buried crime of passion begins. And a group of friends, who played together as children, begin to question their past. 'For Woody, anger was cold. Cold and slow. But once it had started it mounted gradually and he could think of nothing else. He knew he couldn't stay alive while those two were alive. Instead of sleeping, he lay awake in the dark and saw those hands. Anita's narrow white hand with the long nails painted pastel pink, the man's brown hand equally shapely, the fingers slightly splayed.' Before the advent of the Second World War, beneath the green meadows of Loughton, Essex, a dark network of tunnels has been dug. A group of children discover them. They play there. It becomes their secret place.Seventy years on, the world has changed. Developers have altered the rural landscape. Friends from a half-remembered world have married, died, grown sick, moved on or disappeared. Work on a new house called Warlock uncovers a grisly secret, buried a lifetime ago, and a weary detective, more preoccupied with current crimes, must investigate a possible case of murder. In all her novels, Ruth Rendell digs deep beneath the surface to investigate the secrets of the human psyche. The interconnecting tunnels of Loughton in THE GIRL NEXT DOOR lead to no single destination. But the relationships formed there, the incidents that occurred, exert a profound influence -- not only on the survivors but in unearthing the true nature of the mysterious past.
The Girl of His Dreams (A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery #17)
by Donna LeonTwo detectives go undercover in Venice, Italy, in the New York Times–bestselling series by “the undisputed crime fiction queen” (The Baltimore Sun). A priest recently returned from years of missionary work has made a personal request of Commissario Guido Brunetti—but the police detective suspects the man’s motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in Venice, and it’s possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Inspector Vianello, along with their wives, decide to go undercover. In the midst of the investigation, though, the body of a Gypsy child washes up in a canal—and Brunetti finds himself haunted by both the crime and the girl . . . “No one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and corruption shape Italian life like Leon’s Brunetti . . . the thoughtful Venetian cop with a love of food, an outspoken wife, and a computer-hacker secretary.” —Time “Gorgeously written.” —The New York Times Book Review
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
by Peter BenchleyPeter Benchley's fascination with the sea and its magnificent inhabitants inspired such classic novels as Jaws and The Deep, making him the preeminent author of ocean adventure and suspense. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez was his most heartfelt, cherished story of the relationship between man and the sea, both those that live in it and those who love it. On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father--a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it. Every day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount--a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life. It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray--an animal so large it blocks the sun. She develops an extraordinary relationship with this luminous, gentle creature, but instinctively knows its existence is a secret she must fiercely protect. Benchley's novel paints a poignant picture of humanity's precarious relationship with the ocean, which unfolds alongside a heartrending story of familial bonds, often revealing that the ignorance of man is far more dangerous than the sea. Full of beauty, danger, and adventure, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is triumphant--a novel to fall in love with. Praise for The Girl of the Sea of Cortez "It's hard not to compare Benchley's tale . . . with Hemingway's classic The Old Man and the Sea."--The Christian Science Monitor "Charming."--The New York Times Book Review "For a hot summer's day, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is the next best thing to looking through a clear face mask into blue water swimming with fish."--United Press InternationalFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Girl on a Plane
by Miriam MossBahrain, 1970. After a summer spent with her family, fifteen-year-old Anna is flying back to boarding school in England when her plane is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and taken to the Jordanian desert. Demands are issued. If they are not met, the terrorists will blow up the plane, killing all hostages. The heat becomes unbearable; food and water supplies dwindle. All alone, Anna begins to face the possibility that she may never see her family again. Inspired by true events in the author's life, this is a story about ordinary people facing agonizing horror with courage and resilience. Includes Q&A with the author.
Girl on a Slay Ride (Prologue Crime)
by Louis TrimbleA baby-faced sadist sprung from the death-house . . .Two trigger-happy hoods . . .A voluptuous redhead trying to outrun the vengeance of the Mob . . .Here was a carload of killers, ready to fight each other and the world for a chance at the Big Money.$100,000 in unmarked ransom bills was the prize, hidden somewhere in the trackless woods of the Pacific Northwest. And they all knew that only one of them would come out alive.The hunters become the hunted in this vicious game of winner-kill-all.