When the Riddler kidnaps the son of a police detective, Batman comes to the rescue.

"Kendra Michaels was blind for the first twenty years of her life. Then she gained her sight through a revolutionary surgical procedure. Her former disability has left her incredibly observant and insightful -- able to detect what other investigators may not. So when a world-famous pop star is kidnapped mid-show, investigator Kendra leads a pulse-pounding race to rescue the young woman from a deadly foe. This time Kendra gets assistance from recurring...

""Gabriela McKenzie's daughter has been kidnapped. In exchange for her safe return, her abductors demand two things: $400,000 in cash, and a document known only as the October List." --Provided by the publisher"-- "New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver's next blockbuster thriller"--

"Terrific. . . [An] elegant noose of a plot. . . Bohjalian is a pleasure to read. He writes muscular, clear, propulsive sentences. . . As suspenseful as it is, The Red Lotus is also unexpectedly moving - about friendship, about the connections between people and, most of all, about the love of parents for children and of children for parents. Bohjalian is a writer with a big heart and deep compassion for his characters." -- Sarah Lyall, New York Times...

Sarah is a young professor struggling to prove herself in a workplace controlled by the powerful Alan Hawthorne. A renowned scholar and television host, Hawthorne rakes in million-dollar grants for the university where Sarah works-so his inappropriate treatment of female colleagues behind closed doors has gone unchallenged for years. And Sarah is his newest target. When Hawthorne's advances become threatening, Sarah is left with nowhere to turn. Until...

Publisher Annotation: A powerful and moving breakout thirller about a couple who are plunged into unimaginable terror when their children are kidnapped, and the stop-at-nothing compulsion to get them back. 448pp., 75K

Mitchell Rafferty, a landscaper, is planting flowers in his client's yard when his cell phone rings. The caller informs him they have his wife, and they want two million dollars for her return. Events turn Mitchell's life into a dark nightmare.

When a joke about making illicit money escalates to a kidnapping scheme, four friends enjoy the proceeds of a low-risk operation until they abduct the wrong target and capture the attentions of the law and a vengeful organized-crime ring.