Snatched

This is the first installment of the Bloodwater Mysteries series by Pete Hautman and Mary Logue. Readers will follow the adventures (and misadventures) of high school journalist Roni Delicata and her associate Brian Bain as they try to solve the disappearance of new student Alicia Camden, who was last seen getting into a SUV with a stranger. Set in Bloodwater, Minnesota, this story features an array of interesting characters, humor, and plot twists to keep mystery readers going to the end. It was a finalist for the Edgar Allen Poe award in 2007.