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Ransom X    by I.B. Holder
Price: $4.99 USD. 148390 words. Published on October 30, 2009. .

Martin Legacy was a top field interrogator before his life was shattered by a random crime. He withdrew to a basement post in the FBI, developing a mythic reputation as a brilliant malcontent. An agent brings him an active case. An abduction ring is preying on women, using them in adult films, ransomed for the price of pornography. They just took the daughter of an old friend, the head of the FBI.
Dangerous Drop    by Christopher Gibbon
Price: $0.99 USD. 49320 words. Published on May 30, 2010. .

Following the death of her husband, Joe, a greatly respected Police Officer, Mary Clark and her diabetic 12 year old daughter Rebekah are just scraping by. Mary decided they would move far away. They are convinced they are prepared for the long road ahead, but when disaster strikes, survival is the only thing on their minds.
Taken For A Ride    by Thomas Harrington
Price: $1.99 USD. 72260 words. Published on September 26, 2010. .

Richard Boyd and Charles Coulson plan to kidnap the President of the German Federal Bank from his hotel in Basel, Switzerland. All they have to do is separate Dr. Franz Rudolph from his guards, evade police in several countries, convince the Germans to pay a ransom, cover their tracks, and disappear...
The Queen's Blade IV - Sacred Knight of the Veil    by T C  Southwell
Price: $3.99 USD. 121220 words. Published on December 19, 2010. .

Fifteen years have passed since Blade vanished, and plotting Cotti princes threaten the peace of the three kingdoms again. Only the Queen’s Blade can save the child Queen, but he must take up the office he scorns and become a sacred Knight of the Veil. However, a bargain with Shamsara sends him into the desert on a seemingly impossible quest that will bring him a mighty reward... if he succeeds.
Foreverglades II: No Time To Rest    by Tor Richardson
Price: $2.99 USD. 13380 words. Published by Grey Cat Press  on January 8, 2011. .

A distressed woman's daughter disappears. PI Jon Johnston disbelieves her tale of kidnapping, but for a thousand a day--plus expenses--he'll gladly poke around. When the daughter's boyfriend is kidnapped beneath his nose, he changes his tune. Now, he must find the reason, find the kids, and find out why there's been no ransom. Is this a kidnapping, or does someone have something else in mind?
The Joker's Play    by Major Mitchell
Price: $5.99 USD. 52680 words. Published by Shalako Press  on March 4, 2011. .

Marshal Clay Best is forced to take a beautiful widow as a partner in order to rescue a kidnapping victim. "Non-stop action in a Texas setting described so well you can feel the heat. Major and Jerry Mitchell bring this novel alive. You don't want to put the book down...a real page turner." Phil Mills, Jr., author of "Where A Good Wind Blows."
Dirty Pool    by Steve Brewer
Price: $2.99 USD. 70590 words. Published on March 15, 2011. .

Albuquerque private eye Bubba Mabry is pitted against his archrival in a race for ransom in Dirty Pool, fifth in the Lefty Award-nominated series. Soon, Bubba finds himself up to his neck in Texans, skinheads, cops and bad vibes. Worse, his addled father suddenly reappears in his life after thirty years, getting in the way at every turn. "Flat-out entertainment" -Harlan Coben
The Jesus Incident    by Frank Herbert
Price: $4.99 USD. 133840 words. Published by WordFire Press  on June 29, 2011. .

by Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom. A sentient Ship with godlike aspirations delivers humanity's last survivors to Pandora, a horrific planet with deadly Nerve-Runners, Hooded Dashers, airborne jellyfish & intelligent kelp. Chaplain/Psychiatrist Raja Lon Flattery wakes from hybernation to witness Ship’s machinations and the schemes of human scientists manipulating the genetic structure of humanity.
One Promise Too Many    by Rick Bylina
Price: $0.99 USD. 93280 words. Published on July 28, 2011. .

For his first case, Detective Roger Stark has 42 hours to find a kidnapped child, but his adversary plays by a different set of rules and continually raises the stakes until someone has to pay the price.
Kobbler's Mill    by Sera Flenniken
Price: $4.99 USD. 60350 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on August 16, 2011. .

The headlines screamed, “Wealthy Couple’s Only Child Kidnapped”, and the police were baffled. The $1 million ransom was paid, but the child was still missing. Where was little Jaffe? Was he dead or alive? The Laudo & Duncan Detective Agency is called in to help unravel the complex web of deceit, betrayal, guilt and murder and finally end the two-year search for Jaffe Ronelle.