Search Results: Kidnapping from Murder By The Book

Vanguard 1978 1st ed. slight spine slant else near fine in dj. The third Fr. Dowling.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: St. Martins, 1985. 1st Am. ed. About fine in dj, lightly rubbed, a few nicks. [Eric ward title].. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd Mead, 1984. 1st edition, so stated. Near fine in dust jacket. Businessman Carl Carson decides to make a dash for South America to escape the economic slump, leaving his home and his barmy wife. But he has a problem - if his company were seen to be drawing in its horns, it wouldn't last a week. His solution is his wife's favourite delusion - an imaginary son, named Robin. Carson plans to stage a fictitious kidnapping - after all, what could be more natural than a father liquidating his assets to pay the ransom demand? Unfortunately, Carson has a rather astute neighbour - Sir John Appleby, ex-Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Arcade, 2001. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. Detective Chief Inspector David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla are called upon in a bizarre kidnapping; one where the kidnappers send their notes with rare stamps. Both a BARRY and a NEDDIE AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Nominee.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd Mead & Company, 1986. 1st edition, so stated. Fine in dj, very lightly rubbed at edges else fine, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "What begins as a carefree outing at a Long Island shopping mall turns into a terrifying experience, as Kate Armstrong and her two young children are kidnapped by a pair of hunted criminals. Forced at gunpoint to drive to New England, Kate must control her fear and confusion in order to evade the violent caprices of the thugs Torrey and Lowell. Meanwhile, Kate's businessman husband, Ted, starts a frantic search for his family that is colored by his guilt for having neglected them in the past, and for his recent unfaithfulness...competently-told story." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1999. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY,NY: St Martins Press, 1992. 1ST. ED. FINE/FINE. David Robbins flies to Los Angeles, after reading of the murder of a friend and the kidnapping of her children.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2004. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. The American debut of Meyer, a talented South African crime writer. Tiny Mpayipheli, a six foot three giant with a quiet demeanor, once earned his living as a government gun for hire. But now he's moved to the countryside and leads a quiet, ordered life. The woman he loves and her son have never learned about his past or the deadly skills he mastered in darker days.Then the daughter of an old friend tracks him down, desperate for help. Her father has been kidnapped, and Tiny has to make an agonizing decision: remain in the peaceful life he's built with his new family, or honor a debt to a trusted friend. It's no contest. Tiny agrees to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers. He has seventy-two hours to save his friend from certain death.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY, NY.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2003. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. BARRY NOMINEE: Allen Carmichael came back from Vietnam a long time ago. He now finds himself a kidnapper of children - but with a twist - he takes them to return them to loved ones.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.: Perserverance Press, 2000. 1st ed. Someone wrote that it was an EDGAR AWAFRD Nominee( it was) in ink at front end paper else about fine copy of this Paperback Original. set in Toronto, Canada. BARRY AWARD WINNER for Best Paperback Original. Joe Barley, a part-time lecturer in English Literature and part-time security guard, is alerted by his maid to the disappearance of another of her employers, Rosie Dawn, a student of classics who is working her way through school by being an exotic dancer and the mistress of a fast-food entrepreneur. The novel also involves campus politics--a student tries to exploit the nervous administration over its minority policies.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book.

N.Y.: Berkley, 2016. 1st edition, July 2016. Advance Uncorrected Proof. About fine. [Author also writes as Laura Childs). On a frozen night in an affluent Minneapolis neighborhood, a baby is abducted from her home after her teenage babysitter is violently assaulted. The parents are frantic, the police are baffled, and, with the perpetrator already in the wind, the trail is getting colder by the second. As family liaison officer with the Minneapolis P.D., it’s Afton Tangler’s job to deal with the emotional aftermath of terrible crimes -- but she’s never faced a case quite as brutal as this. Each development is more heartbreaking than the last and the only lead is a collection of seemingly unrelated clues. But, most disturbing of all, Afton begins to suspect that this case is not isolated. Whoever did this has taken babies before and if Afton doesn’t solve this crime soon, more children are sure to go missing . . .. 1st Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Read More

N.Y.: Dutton, 1995. First edition, March 1995, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Tom Gibson, a.k.a. the Cyberwolf, is a necrophiliac computer wiz who publishes black market magazines that appeal to clients with a taste for photos of dead women. He is obsessed with actress Susan Bradstreet who, after experiencing panic attacks, admits herself to a high-security psychiatric hospital upon the recommendation of David Hightower. Due to a tragedy that killed his wife and left him partially blind, Hightower is a surgeon-turned-psychiatrist. When Cyberwolf learns that Susan is hospitalized, he unleashes a maniacal scheme to kidnap Susan, paralyze the New England/New York communications system, and collect millions in ransom. In his third suspense novel (e.g., Fan Mail, LJ 8/93), Munson repeats his obsession theme to create a harrowing tale loaded with amoral characters, violence, and suspense." --… Read More

NY: Walker, 1980. 1st Am. Fine in lightly rubbed and soiled dj. During the course of a routine murder investigation, M. Pinaud's wife is kidnapped to silence his investigation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Uncorrected Proof, fine in decorated wraps. 1st ed. The tension mounts from the very first pages when little Emily Lookinland is nabbed from the park the second her mother turns her back - and the pressure doesn't let up until the very last page is turned. Masterfully executed, the pulsating suspense and intense pacing derive not from any overt violence but from the psychologically riveting relationship that forms between Emily and her captor - and the dreaded anticipation of what will happen next. Jessie Hunter expertly unfolds this taut drama, taking us inside the mind of the terrified, resourceful, and imaginative little girl, and also inside the mind of the bizarrely off-balance killer who is one minute a frightful monster and the next a confused, childlike, even pitiable figure. To add to the tension, we witness firsthand the terrifying, painful ordeal Emily's mother experiences from the moment her daughter is stolen away, and each agonizing second she… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1998. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Light soiling at page block edges, else fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A SPOTTED OWL AWARD NOMINEE. In Seattle, they're calling him "The Pied Piper" because he comes in the night and takes children away. To police lieutenant Lou Boldt and psychologist Daphne Matthews, it's clear this isn't about a single lunatic or random kidnappings: these crimes are well orchestrated, well executed, and, most chilling of all, occurring in cities all over the country. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

Dallas, TX, U.S.A.: Durban House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2003. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Set in Hong Kong after WWII. Nick Ridley is a war veteran who suffered horrific treatment when taken prisoner by Japenese forces is attempting to rebuild his life when demons from the past encroach upon him and kidnap the love of his life.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Putnam, 1994. 1st ed. Uncorrected page proof, fine in decorated wraps.. First Edition. Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof.

Santa Barbara: CA: Allen A. Knoll, 1994. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Review material laid in. "Renegade cop Harry Schlacter is always involved in high-profile cases and arrests because he aims to bring justice to the streets. Harry has fallen in love with school teacher Lela Eberhart, who is kidnapped by a bad dude named Whistler in retaliation for the unsolved death of Badeye, one of Whistler's men. Lela's father is Frank Eberhart, a by-the-book member of the LAPD's Internal Affairs Department, and Harry and Frank must work out their professional and personal hang-ups before they can rescue Lela. First-time novelist Champion has written a satisfying tale about contemporary police officers who do not fit the stereotype and who fulfill their roles as protectors of the citizenry. Fast paced and well written..." -- Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Review Copy.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1994. 1st ed. Fine in dj. Her 2nd Bo Bradley title. Bo tracks kidnapped eight-year-old Hannah Franer to an obscure cult in New York's Hudson Valley. But the cult leader, an Iroquois mystic who is as wise as she is ageless, convinces Bo that the evil lies elsewhere. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1992. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. " A mix of murder and magic in the Florida sunshine as only Hoffman (Seventh Heaven, 1990, etc.) could conjure it. Verity, Florida, once known for live alligators, is now better known for alligator salads (a mix of spinach, peppers, avocado and chopped eggs, tinted green), as well as for having more divorced women from New York than any other town in the state of Florida. Lucy Rosen is one of those women. She has recently moved to Verity, and what she doesn't know yet is that in May, when the turtles come out and crawl across the roads, anything can happen. People go crazy. Dogs bite. Ficus hedges burst into flame. This particular May, a woman in Lucy's condo complex is murdered, her baby is missing, and Lucy's own son, Keith, has vanished as well. With the assistance of Julian Cash, a reclusive Verity… Read More