kidnapping

"A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day, more than half a life ago, when he was taken? And most critically: What can he tell Myron and Win about the fate of his missing friend?"--Dust jacket.

Four fan-girls of The Ruperts, sneak away to a hotel in Manhattan to see their favorite boy band, but when one of them literally drags Rupert Pierpont to their room and they tie him up, things get complicated--and when Rupert is killed things go from bad to worse.

Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her.

Fang's blog highlights ITEX and their research, causing them to shut down, while Max goes to Antarctica to study the effects of global warming.

Thirteen-year-old scientific genius Justin, in line to become the Laird of Thyme, must deal with the kidnapping of his mother, his amnesiac father, his obsession with time travel, and the mysterious forces working to tear his family apart.

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to resotre his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom of gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

When Tom Redmon's daughter Jane disappears, Tom frantically searches for her in Washington D.C., knowing that if he cannot find her in the first forty-eight hours, he may never find her at all.

Andrew Douglas, brilliant, insightful, a decent man, and Europe's most successful anti-kidnap operative, must stop Europe's most elusive and cold-blooded kidnapper, known as Guiseppe or Peter.

Avery Delaney, driven by her past to a career in law and order, must use all her skills to save her aunt when she is kidnapped as part of a mad plot for revenge.

Small-time landscaper Mitch Rafferty's life becomes a nightmare when he receives a call on his cell phone from a stranger who has kidnapped his wife and is giving him sixty hours to come up with an impossible two million dollars for her safe return.