Maya thinks it would be quite fun for the River Mallen to flood its banks, but when that happens, it's disasterous for her and her mum. If being forced out of her home wasn't enough, getting caught up in a human trafficking ring threatens everything. Maya is kidnapped and, though she is released, she lives in fear that the kidnappers will come back to get her. Kathy Lee's Mallenford Mysteries series focuses on the residents of Mallenford. The four books in the series can be read in any order and each one features different main characters.