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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy--from the stories of its survivors"--
"An urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy—from the stories of its survivors The years of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to light the exploitation of workers. In this moment of heightened visibility, Unbroken Chains demands that...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Is based on an incredible true story, and shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free himself from a fate worse than death.
Author
Series
Lavender tides volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
"Running for her life in the wake of her mothers murder, Bailey Fleming escapes to the only place she can think ofa remote, dilapidated cabin in Lavender Tides. Intending to finally get to the truth behind the lies of her past, Bailey only finds more questions when bodies are discovered near her cabin hideout along with traces of a dangerous human trafficking ring. In an unlikely partnership with FBI agent Lance Phoenix, Bailey races to understand...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman lead this riveting thriller set in the trucking industry and its seamy underbelly of human trafficking. To save the life of her brother, Sally, a truck driver, reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo: a girl named Leila. As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative sets out on their trail, determined to do whatever it takes to terminate a...
Author
Series
John Rain novels volume 11
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Determined not to play by anyone else's rules, a Seattle sex-crimes detective, a "natural causes" killer and an ex-Mossad honey-trap killer fight to get their hands on a tape implicating some of the most powerful members of the US national security state in human trafficking.
7) Livia Lone
Author
Series
Livia Lone novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Attending her high-school reunion at the request of her long-estranged friend, Cate, Ali Barba, a Sikh detective with the Metropolitan Police, suddenly finds herself investigating Cate's death after she and her husband are run down by a hit-and-run driver.
9) Unraveled
Author
Series
Publisher
Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After exposing the dark secrets about NuPets breeding program, forcing them to repeal the law that allowed genetically modified girls to be kept as pets, Ella thought girls like her would finally be free, but she knows it is a lie.
10) Southern comfort
Author
Language
English
Description
Miami, Florida DEA agent Kate Rush and bestselling but reclusive author Tick Kelly team up to uncover a web of betrayal, blackmail, and ruthless greed at the center of a human trafficking ring. As the danger mounts, Tick realizes how far he'll go to protect the rare and surprising gift that's come his way: a second chance at a happy ending.
11) Reclaim
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A desperate American couple discovers all is not what it seems when they uncover a high-stakes underground scam while traveling abroad. To expose the truth and get back to the U.S., they must risk their lives to save their daughter.
12) Threads
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
An American girl finds a note written by a Chinese girl forced to work in a factory in Beijing.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl's body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered? Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy...
14) Voice of fear
Author
Series
Krewe of Hunters volume 38
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A killer is looking to silence them, once and for all. FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression. Especially when she’s partnered with Patrick moving forward....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A victim of sex trafficking, Dylan, when a new law is passed, allowing him to sue his abusers, is forced to look back on what happened to him, exploring a drug and sex-fueled world of bathhouses, clubs and strangers' apartments, emerging with a new purpose--extracting justice on his own terms.
A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice. Growing up in suburban New York, Dylan lived through the unfathomable:...
18) Taken
Author
Language
English
Description
Hired along with Joe Pike to investigate the alleged kidnapping of a wealthy industrialist's son, Elvis Cole goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of professional border kidnappers only to be abducted himself.
Nita Morales has hired Elvis Cole and Joe Pike to find her missing adult daughter. Nita has received a ransom call, but believes it to be fake and that her daughter has merely run off with her boyfriend. But she is wrong. The girl and her boyfriend...
Author
Series
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For modern-day detective Mallory Atkinson, being trapped in the body of a Victorian housemaid means overcoming endless obstacles. Her current challenge is winning over the suspicious young parlormaid, Alice. Mallory’s plan starts with teaching the girl to make Molotov cocktails, which is a perfectly valid science experiment and not at all a desperate ploy to gain Alice’s attention. Before the lesson can begin, though, Alice receives a letter...
20) The lullaby girl
Author
Series
Angie Pallorino novels volume 2
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Detective Angie Pallorino took down a serial killer permanently and, according to her superiors, with excessive force. Benched on a desk assignment for twelve months, Angie struggles to maintain her sense of identity--if she's not a detective, who is she? Then a decades-old cold case washes ashore, pulling her into an investigation she recognizes as deeply personal. Angie's lover and partner, James Maddocks, sees it, too. But spearheading an ongoing...
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