Books with title Vanished

He has to become a child killer to save his daughter's life. On May 6, five-year-old Annie Miller goes missing in a park. On May 7, her father, David Miller, fails a lie detector test. On May 9, during a hypnosis session, David confesses to murdering his daughter and gives the police the location of the knife he used to kill her. The knife has traces of Annie's blood and David's fingerprints all over it. Two weeks later, a man named Ben calls David and tells him Annie's alive. Ben is willing to let the girl go, but first David has to do something for him--something that would land David in prison for the rest of his life. Can David trust him? Is Ben even real?

The second book in the addictive, romantic Firelight trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Tahereh Mafi, and Claudia Gray.After revealing herself as a draki to hunters to save Will, the boy she loves, Jacinda and her family must return to the safety of the pride. But her fellow draki no longer trust Jacinda, so her sister, Tamra, and their prince, Cassian, are among the few who will even talk to her.Jacinda longs for Will to keep his promise and come find her, even though she knows it is not only unlikely, it is dangerous. When, against all odds, he does track her down, Will’s reappearance sets in motion a deadly chain of events that nobody can stop.In New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan's dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.

Tommy has everything a boy could wish for - loving parents, lots of friends, regular access to all his favourite foods . . . until a terrible accident leaves him disfigured. Running away from a world that is repelled by his ugliness, Tommy stumbles to the scene of the accident and is befriended by a strange community of beings, living deep inside the earth. Through their friendship, Tommy slowly learns to ignore his physical appearance and to reclaim his life. But the search for the missing Tommy leads to disaster for his new friends and their future on earth, leading to a tense, thrilling stand-off. A compelling and exciting read from start to finish, Vanished will entertain, excite and inspire.

When Andi Lin overhears details about a harmful research study at the food corporation Nutrexo, she’s instantly worried that her dad is involved. He left home to participate in one of the company’s clinical trials, and was in frequent contact at first—but her recent attempts to reach him have been met with silence. Fearing he may be in danger, Andi sets out to investigate. She finds an unlikely ally in her neighbor Cyrus, whose mother once worked for Nutrexo and is hiding secrets of her own. Their search for answers leads them to the head scientist at Nutrexo’s confidential research facility, where they learn that the truth is more complicated—and more devastating—than they ever could have imagined. This captivating debut is at once a page-turning thriller, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a thought-provoking look at the consequences of our desires for power, success, and control.

Just fifteen, American Jake Brandon is alone, on the run and desperate. His life becomes one hair-raising adventure after another when he breaks away from kidnappers and flees into the jungles of Chiapas, Mexico. Aided by 17-year-old Chanti Alexander, a half-Indian orphan, and Ba lam, the wild jaguar she raised from a cub, he eludes his pursuers. Set in the lush and treacherous Mexican jungle, the dauntless teens move with nonstop action from one threat to another, confronting jaguars, pumas, venomous snakes, boa constrictors, crocodiles, deadly rivers, tomb raiders and poachers. During their perilous quest to reach safety, Jake and Chanti learn to depend on one another as danger drives them further into the jungle.