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Miss Bala is a 2011 Mexican crime drama directed by Gerardo Naranjo. The film follows Laura Guerrero, a young woman aspiring to compete in a beauty pageant who is inadvertently thrust into the violent world of drug cartels after witnessing a shooting. Starring Stephanie Sigman, the narrative explore...

God Save the Child is a 1974 detective novel by Robert B. Parker and the second book featuring Boston private investigator Spenser. Spenser is hired after Kevin Bartlett, a teenager from the fictional Massachusetts community of Smithfield, disappears and a ransom demand follows. The investigation ex...

Hostages is an Israeli political thriller television series created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon that premiered in 2013. The plot centers on a prominent Israeli surgeon whose family is kidnapped, with the captors demanding that she assassinate the Prime Minister during a routine surgical procedure...

The Final Deduction is a 1961 detective novel by Rex Stout featuring private investigator Nero Wolfe and his assistant and narrator, Archie Goodwin. Wolfe is hired after the wife of a wealthy man receives a kidnapping demand accompanied by unusual instructions concerning the ransom. The case develop...

The Three Hostages is a 1924 thriller by Scottish author John Buchan and the fourth novel featuring Richard Hannay. Set after the First World War, it follows Hannay's effort to locate three abducted people whose disappearance is connected to an international criminal organization. The novel combines...

Proof of Life is a 2000 thriller centered around the negotiation of a hostage’s release. The film draws upon real-world accounts of kidnapping and ransom situations, specifically inspired by journalistic reports and the work of a kidnap consultant. It explores the complexities involved in securing t...

The Good Girl is a psychological thriller by American author Mary Kubica, first published in 2014. The novel centers on the disappearance and kidnapping of Mia Dennett and is told through multiple perspectives, including the detective assigned to the case, Mia's mother, and her abductor. Its structu...

The Couple Next Door is a domestic psychological thriller by Canadian author Shari Lapena, published in 2016. It follows Anne and Marco Conti, whose infant daughter goes missing while they are attending a dinner at their neighbours' home, and the investigation exposes secrets within the family and t...

The Couple Next Door is a 2016 domestic thriller and Shari Lapena's debut novel. The story begins when Anne and Marco Conti return from a dinner at their neighbors' home and discover that their infant daughter, Cora, is missing after the babysitter cancels. The investigation moves between police inq...

After Dark, My Sweet is a 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller directed by James Foley and adapted from Jim Thompson's novel. Jason Patric plays Collie, a former boxer who has escaped from a mental hospital and becomes involved with Fay, a widow, and Uncle Bud in a kidnapping scheme. The film combi...

Union Station is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Rudolph Maté and released by Paramount Pictures. William Holden plays Lieutenant William Calhoun, who leads the police investigation after a kidnapped blind girl is held for ransom and Union Station is selected as the meeting point. The fi...

The Good Girl is a psychological thriller by American novelist Mary Kubica, first published in 2014. The novel follows Mia Dennett after she leaves a bar with Colin Thatcher, who abducts her and hides her in a remote Minnesota cabin, while her mother Eve and detective Gabe Hoffman search for her. It...

The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 American silent short film produced by the Biograph Company. It is a rescue drama centered on a young girl who is kidnapped and later recovered, reflecting the short-form narrative filmmaking of the period. The film is historically notable because D. W. Griffith di...

The Couple Next Door is a 2016 domestic thriller by Canadian author Shari Lapena. The plot begins when Anne and Marco Conti return from a dinner next door and discover that their infant daughter has disappeared, then follows the investigation through concealed information, shifting suspicions, and t...

Excess Baggage is a 1997 American crime-comedy and road film directed by Marco Brambilla. Alicia Silverstone plays Emily Hope, a wealthy young woman who stages her own kidnapping to attract her father's attention, but her plan changes when a car thief steals the vehicle in which she has hidden herse...