The Kidnapping

By César Costa

Carolina Mendonza is a very smart and upbeat girl. Niece and admirer of Deputy Mendonza's work, a respected police officer, the youngster tries to follow the steps of her uncle, becoming an amateur detective. In this case, when her friend Camile's dentist go missing, Carolina decides to investigate the doctor's disappearence, which leds her to live different and dangerous experiences. On the other hand, Deputy Mendonza has a difficult kidnapping to solve. A lot of emotion and adventure are reserved for this mysterious case.

• Language: English
• Publisher: César Costa
• Release date: Jul 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781071501214

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The Kidnapping

An Adventure of Detective Carolina Mendonza

César Costa

1st Edition

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Edition

César Costa

Cape, Revision and Layout

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Translation and Grammatical Revision

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Digital Edition

AKNOWLEDGEMETS

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A thanks to my family and friends that always put up with me.

— César Costa

DEDICATION

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To all people who, somehow, encouraged

and supported me on my path and on my work.

— César Costa

SUMMARY

Chapter 1 – The Kidnapping

Chapter 2 – The Detective Youngster

Chapter 3 – An Eyewitness

Chapter 4 – The First Searches

Chapter 5 - Henrich

Chapter 6 – A Lot To Do

Chapter 7 – The Captivity

Chapter 8 – The Deputy's Case

Chapter 9 – A Day Full of Emotions

Chapter 10 – So Close to the Truth

Chapter 11 – In a Dark Basement

Chapter 12 – The Doctor's Secretary

Chapter 1 – The Kidnapping

The news was on every media. The kidnapping has been going for four days already. The police waited for the ruffians' first contact, but it never happened. The kidnapped girl's parents couldn't take the lack of information anymore and pleaded daily on newspapers and over the television, begging they released their daughter. All police of Rio de Janeiro were engaged in searching the place of captivity. Deputy Mendonza personally took over the investigation. The case caused a lot of social commotion and the authorities were breathing on his neck already, expecting a swift solution.

Yes, sir, I know. The appropriate measures have already been taken. Secretary, it's not necessary to remind me how important is this case, you're well aware that I have a personal interest on this subject. Yes, sir, as soon as news arrive.

Mendonza turned off the call, let out a suffering sigh and placed the mobile inside his back pockets.

He sat for a while to sort out his thoughts. The paperwork on his desk seemed endless. He just wanted everything to disappear, that none of that had happened. The Deputy was exhausted. In the last three days he couldn't sleep more than four hours each night. He looked five years older after all the angst lived in those never-ending moments. He couldn't take it anymore. If not for Fontes' help, he'd been overtaken by despair by now.

Deputy Mendonza brushed the sweat off his brow, stood up and headed to the station's toilet. He looked at the mirror and almost didn't recognize himself. He was pale and haggard. But the worst of all was that he didn’t know how many more days that martyrdom would last. He remembered the girl in captivity, imagined how much she could be suffering at that very moment and felt ashamed of his own selfishness. He tried to keep away from his head all the cruel things she could be undergoing, it was too much for his very tired mind. He needed to keep going at any cost and settle the issue as fast as possible. He sat on a toilet with its lid still shut and rested his elbows on the thighs. He didn’t even notice when Fontes entered the bathroom.

Deputy? the man called, cautiously.

Mendonza looked up, despondent.

"Ah! Hello, Fontes. Please tell me we