Books with title Ransom

The lives of five captives hang in the balance while their families gather the ransom. Two brothers, their family frantic to find their sons. A loner whose uncle doesn’t even know he’s missing. An Army brat whose family will never be able to raise enough money. And a cheerleader who can’t count on her stepdad, but knows her father will come through.

Edgar Award finalist: When the strange new bus driver passes the last stop, the five teens on board know something’s wrong: “[A] gripping thriller.” —Publishers Weekly Valley Gardens is the last stop on the bus route after school. The neighborhood is known for its wealthy families, perhaps the richest in town. Marianne, Bruce, Glenn, Dexter, and Jesse live in Valley Gardens, and have no trouble guiding the new bus driver to the last stop of the day—but the strange substitute driver keeps driving. Soon the five teenagers are hostages deep in the mountains. Their kidnappers demand stacks of money from their families, even though most of the students aren’t as well off as the abductors assume. Without hope of raising the ransom money, the five teens must find a way out or face terrifying consequences. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Marianne Elsner, a senior executive of the Integra Corporation travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate the purchase of a cobalt and copper mine. On the way to investigate another mine in Uganda, her charter flight crashes in the jungle. She manages to escape from the wreck, and finds herself alone in the jungle with a severely wounded pilot. Her plans to make her way to civilization are foiled when she is captured by ‘rebels’, who plan to hold her for ransom. She escapes, and fights her way through the jungle, evading pursuit by her former captors, to where a rescuer can find her. Her return to civilization does not end her battle against the men who hunted her through the wild. Savagery is not confined to the jungle!

The lives of five captives hang in the balance while their families gather the ransom. Two brothers, their family frantic to find their sons. A loner whose uncle doesn’t even know he’s missing. An Army brat whose family will never be able to raise enough money. And a cheerleader who can’t count on her stepdad, but knows her father will come through.

"...a real page-turner, I couldn't put it down until the last page." - Alberta Writing for Youth Competition (anonymous judge)When three friends go for their usual jaunt into the woods a gang war develops over territorial rights. Out-manned, out-sized, and out-smarted by a rival gang, they attempt to turn the tables and are shocked when Big Bill, their strongest and bravest, is captured and held for ransom by the imposing Fat Harold and his gang. Bill's two friends must rescue their friend against great odds.