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Josie and her husband have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation:...
102) Pathfinder
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"13-year-old Alice TodHunter Moon goes in search of her friend Ferdie, who has been kidnapped by the malevolent Lady, encountering Septimus Heap, ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and awakening her own Magykal potential"--
103) The rescuer
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Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic who has been rescuing people all his life. His friend Meghan is in trouble: Stolen jewels are turning up in interesting places, and she's in the middle of it. Stephen is about to run into a night he will never forget-a kidnapping, a tornado, and a race to rescue the woman he loves. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal...
104) Just one evil act
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A vanishing act calls Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and partner Inspector Thomas Lynley to action when Barbara's friend's daughter goes missing. With no legal claim to his daughter, Hadiyyah, Taymullah Azhar soon hits a dead end while seeking the daughter that Hadiyyah's mother kidnapped. That's when Angelina returns with news that Hadiyyah just vanished from an Italian marketplace.
105) Drowning tides
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When forensic psychologist Claire Britten started working with lawyer Nick Markwood on his South Shores project, she had no idea it would endanger her life--and the life of her daughter. But when the little girl goes missing from her South Florida home and Nick insists his longtime nemesis is to blame, Claire frantically follows the trail to the Cayman Islands, desperate to save her daughter before it's too late. Nick always knew the man who staged...
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"One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her--literally. Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn't slept in...
107) Ransom
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It was just another bus ride home from school, until Bruce, Glenn, Dexter, Marianne and Jesse realize they are on an unfamiliar road. Why would someone want to kidnap them?
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Eleven-year-old Lauren O'Neil vanished one sunny afternoon as she walked home from school. Six years later, her parents Rachel and Dan still tirelessly scour their Oregon hometown and beyond, always believing Lauren will be found. Then one day, the call comes.
Lauren has been rescued from a secluded farm mere miles away, and her abductor has confessed. Yet her return is nothing like Rachel imagined. Though the revelations about what Lauren endured...
109) Stolen children
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Amy, babysitting for little Kendra, must use her wits to save herself and the child after they are kidnapped by two thugs who are demanding money from Kendra's wealthy parents in exchange for the lives of the girls.
110) Swimsuit: a novel
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The disappearance of supermodel Kim McDaniels during a photo shoot in Hawaii sends her parents and "Los Angeles Times" reporter Ben Hawkins to Maui where Hawkins, a former policeman, is so appalled with the ineptitude of the local police force that he decides he must mount his own investigation if McDaniels is to have any chance at survival.
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"Michelle Knight-now known as Lily Rose Lee-captured the world's attention in May 2013, when she and two fellow kidnapping victims were found and freed after being held for more than a decade by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. But many people are still asking: What happened after her escape? How do you re-enter society after years of abuse and isolation? How do you get past the trauma and live a happy and joy filled life? How do you learn...
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Thobela Mpayipheli, a descendant of Xhosa kings, has a past he would like to forget. A former assassin, he has settled down with a woman and her son in Cape Town. Then the daughter of an old friend comes to him for help: her father has been abducted in Lusaka, Zambia. In exchange for his life, the kidnappers want a computer disc that reveals the names of double agents and the identity of a mole in the upper echelons of the South African government-and...
114) The lioness
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"Tanzania, 1964. When Katie Barstow, A-list actress, and her new husband, David Hill, decide to bring their Hollywood friends to the Serengeti for their honeymoon, they envision giraffes gently eating leaves from the tall acacia trees, great swarms of wildebeests crossing the Mara River, and herds of zebras storming the sandy plains. Their glamorous guests—including Katie’s best friend, Carmen Tedesco, and Terrance Dutton, the celebrated Black...
115) Touch & go
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When investigator Tessa Leoni arrives at the crime scene in the Denbes' home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and Taser confetti in the foyer. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their most personal possessions remaining behind. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just an entire family, vanished without a trace. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to...
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In isolated British Columbia, girls, mostly native, are vanishing from the sides of a notorious highway. Leo Kreutzer and his four friends are barely touched by these disappearances-until a series of mysterious and troublesome outsiders come to town. Then it seems as if the devil himself has appeared among them. Harun's debut novel provides a compelling and unsettling portrait of life in a dead-end town, where kids are left to fend for themselves...
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"At twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered. She barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later, Kirra is an attorney in Porte Franklyn, Virginia, and determined to find the killer. She contacts Dillon Savich, who brings in Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith to work with Lieutenant Jeter Thorpe, a young detective who'd saved Kirra years before. Emma Hunt, a twelve-year-old piano prodigy and granddaughter of crime boss Mason Lord,...
118) The escape artist
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A runaway mother's dilemma. Susanna Miller of Colorado loses custody of her baby son because of a stint in a mental home. She absconds with him to Maryland and resumes life under an assumed name. The dilemma comes when she learns of a serial killer's next move. If she goes to the police she risks losing her daughter. By the author of Reflection.
119) Fat Tuesday
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New Orleans cop Burke Basile seeks revenge against his nemeis, an oily attorney named Pinkie Duvall, by stealing his wife. Their duel explodes in the French Quarter during its busiest season, Mardi Gras.
120) Where hope dwells
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"The Amish of Sugarcreek are experiencing a baby boom! Cheryl Cooper loves the air of excitement these new arrivals bring and as a recent member of the community, she enjoys getting to know her neighbors by delivering congratulatory gifts to the families. She never dreamed that one of these visits would end in an awful discovery--a baby has been snatched from his cradle! When Cheryl happens across a lead that could reunite the child with his mother...
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