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On a beautiful spring afternoon in Charlotte, NC, 13-year-old Lindsay Lawless is snatched off the street in front of her own house as she walks home from school. Detective Isaac Black is assigned as the lead Missing Persons Detective to find Lindsay and bring her home safe. Black was once on the Homicide squad but was reassigned to Missing Persons after he returned from a department-imposed sobriety program. Black races to discover where Lindsay is...

"Ten years ago, Theodora "Teddy" Angstrom's older sister, Angie, disappeared. Her case remains unsolved. Now--on the anniversary of Angie's disappearance--Teddy's father, Mark, has killed himself. Unbeknownst to Mark's family, he had been actively investigating conspiracy theories sourced from a Reddit community of true crime fans fixated on Angie, and Teddy soon finds herself falling down that same rabbit hole. After all, if hope dies last, Angie...

"The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in the second novel of the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers, bonded by a night they all have no memory of, are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago--an experience that brought out innate psychic abilities...

From an award-winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, a female-driven true crime adventure that follows the author's quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies.

"Tyler Zahn mistakenly assumes he can earn his estranged daughter's forgiveness by over scheduling her spring break at his Colorado Rockies home-an unforgettable vacation to wash away his absence from her life."--Provided by publisher.

"My husband is missing!" Maddy sobbed, begging for Jenny's help. Going to her friend's aid, Jenny never suspected she would soon be caught up in a plot of blackmail, brainwashing and political intrigue as a powerful man attempted to coerce others to do his bidding. Taking a job with his organization, Jenny hopes that by joining him, she can protect her friends. Instead, she finds herself immersed in a scheme to influence local, statewide and national...

Los Angeles PI Elvis Cole is hired by three children who want to make sure their father, Clark Hewitt, is still alive. Hewitt went into hiding, pursued by Russian counterfeiters on whom he squealed. The investigation takes Elvis to Hewitt's hometown, Seattle, where he runs afoul of both the newly emerging Russian Mafia and U.S. Federal Marshals.

"A reclusive young fisherman goes looking for his missing sister in the rugged Pacific Northwest."--imdb.com.

Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when the accused is shot in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders. And one witness, a whistleblower who might be the key to everything, has disappeared. After another person close to the case is killed, it's clear that anyone who knows too much is in danger, and...