Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen for a very specific purpose.

Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn brings back the true grit and glory of the Old West-with a hero as glorious as the author's real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn . . . THEY CALL HIM THE "WIDOWMAKER" Newt Jones is none too proud of his deadly nickname. But when you tangle with the likes of Judge Roy Bean and the notorious Mexican outlaw Juan Cortina, a man's bound to earn a reputation. Or get stuck with a moniker like "Widowmaker." Even so,...

Milo and Lina have been kidnapped by bounty hunter the Shade, and when her ship is attacked, the siblings must trust their fate to their fellow prisoners.

When their parents are kidnapped by the Empire, Milo and Lina head to Thune to ask a friend for help, but the evil Captain Korda has set a trap for them.

When wealthy businessman Leonard Howell's daughter is kidnapped, the police jump on it straight away. But Howell knows this won't be straightforward - he needs someone willing to break the rules. Once a con artist, now a hotshot lawyer, Eddie Flynn's learnt that fast talk and sleight of hand are just as important in the courtroom are they are on the street. Knowing what it's like to lose a daughter, he'll stop at nothing to save Howell's. With a client...

Presents an account of the Elizabeth Smart case, explaining how the Salt Lake City teen was abducted from her home in June 2002, and discussing the police investigation into her disappearance, her experiences in captivity, and the circumstances that led to release.

Simple text and illustrations featuring a young girl who goes to the hospital to visit her new baby brother provide an introduction to being safe around strangers. Presented in English and Spanish.

"Best friends don't always have the best intentions. On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering - with a jolt of fear - that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered...

Raine Wimbourne, taking up the mantle of notorious highwayman, the Knave of Knightsbridge, for her wounded father, is kidnapped by would-be target Philippe Gautier who plans to use her as a pawn to free his brother from a French prison, but as they journey from England to France, the feelings between them change from animosity to love, and Philippe begins to question his decision and the course of his future.

A wise-cracking cop from L.A. and a high-flying cop from Hong Kong join forces to track down a kidnapper.