Taken: Stella Bruno Investigates, #5

By Peter Mulraney

Abduction, Suspense, and a Strange Demand.
Detective Sergeant Stella Bruno investigates the abduction of eight-year-old Julia Ryan, taken from her nanny at gunpoint.
When the kidnapper demands something outside the control of Julia's family as ransom for her release, Stella is determined to find him before it's too late.
Detective Constable Brian Rhodes is confident the kidnapper will make a mistake.
If you enjoy mystery and intrigue, you'll love Taken, book five in Peter Mulraney's Stella Bruno Investigates series of quick reads.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Mulraney
• Release date: May 21, 2018
• ISBN: 9780648104643

Peter Mulraney

Peter grew up in country South Australia, before going to Adelaide to complete high school and attend university. While he was studying in the city, he met an Italian girl and forgot to go home. Now he's married and has two grown children. He worked as a teacher, an insurance agent, a banker and a public servant. Now, he gets to write every day instead. He is the author of the Inspector West and Stella Bruno Investigates crime series; the Living Alone series, for men who find themselves alone at the end of a long term relationship; and the Everyday Business Skills series for people looking to take advantage of his knowledge and skills. As a mystic, he has written several books which explores some of life's deeper questions, including Sharing the Journey: Reflections of a Reluctant Mystic, and My Life is My Responsibility: Insights for Conscious Living.

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