by James Grippando (1998)
U.S. Attorney General Allison Leahy is the nation's top law enforcement officer and the Democrats' best chance for holding on to the Oval Office. But she has powerful competition in Republican Lincoln Howe, a retired four star general and bona fide African-American hero. They are running neck and neck, and seemingly nothing can break the deadlock.Then, just days before the election, disaster strikes. Twelve-year-old Kristen Howe, the general's granddaughter, is kidnapped. As attorney general, Allison launched a nationwide manhunt, but her motives come under fire from her opponent. For Allison, though, finding Kristen isn't about politics. Here is a personal crusade that taps into terrifying secrets buried deep within the past--secrets that can shatter all Allison's hopes, twisting them into a nightmare of lies and the ultimate betrayal.
[by] Jack Higgins
The President of the United States is being blackmailed by events which took place over thirty years before, when he was a Special Forces Officer. This combined with a number of disconnected events provide a danger to major new peace talks. Sean Dillon enforcer, turned British agent investigates. From the author of DRINK WITH THE DEVIL.
Ron Roy
When doctored photographs of the President of the United States appear after an innocent Halloween party, his stepdaughter KC and her friend Marshall have to find the culprit in order to save the President's chances for re-election.
Val McDermid
When a dying reality television star's child is snatched at an international airport, ghost writer and guardian Stephanie Harker assists the FBI's search while investigating the family's past to discover a motive for the abduction.
Dornford Yates
The three heroes of "Blind Corner" (Chandos, Hanbury & Mansel) battle their old foe, "Rose Noble" who has kidnapped a relative of Mansel (Adele Pleydell) in an attempt to recover the treasure (now converted into money) that he failed to win in their earlier encounter. Noble ultimately fails and is killed and Mansel nearly loses his life also.