The cruelty
S. Bergstrom
When seventeen-year-old Gwendolyn Bloom's father vanishes, she sets out across Europe under a new identity to bring him back alive, even if that means becoming as cruel as his captors.

by George Edward Stanley (2004)
Eight-year-old spy Adam Sharp goes under cover as a Mountie to discover why Ecanem is winning all of Canada's log-rolling contests--and putting the other lumber companies out of business.
S. Bergstrom
When seventeen-year-old Gwendolyn Bloom's father vanishes, she sets out across Europe under a new identity to bring him back alive, even if that means becoming as cruel as his captors.