I need a life-threatening situation!!

I love putting my characters in danger...it gets the blood pumping (their's and mine) and ups the ante.  A story without conflict is B-O-R-I-N-G!!!  And, in a suspense novel conflict often translates into something involving guns, blood, death, fights...you get the picture.  I admit, I'm an action junkie.  I want to create fear and anxiety in my characters whenever it fits.  Why?  Because then you really see what that person is made up.  Yes, I do know they're just characters in a fictional story.  But, to me, they're alive and breathing (at least for now) and in the middle of the greatest adventure of their lives.  I want them to experience that adventure to the fullest.  I want the reader to go on this vicarious thrill ride all the time hoping that their favorite character will make it through relatively unscathed.

That brings me to W.t.W.W.Y.N. (still not overly enthused about the title, but I'm working on it).  I've come to this lull in the story, and I really want to push the story into action mode.  But, what to do?  Lizzie has already had her memory erased, she was nearly drowned and she was kidnapped...all that before her grandfather mysteriously dies.  I need more!!!!  I need her to feel the whisper of death on her neck so she can finally realize that what she's running from is the very thing that will save her.  

Any ideas?

Urgh!

I am trying to edit W.T.W.W.Y.N. but I've come upon a stumbling block.  I feel like I jump too swiftly between scenes and don't know how to fix it.  The problem is that I deleted a whole thread from the story and it was supposed to fit nicely between these two scenes.  But now that it's gone, I'm at a loss.  I feel like it's too abrupt, but I'm not sure how to fix it.

Also, do I add more danger in here?  I want to start transitioning into the third and final act, but the story isn't cooperating.  It drives me crazy!!!!!! 

Update:

Okay...so I fixed part of the problem by switching the order of a couple of chapters and deleting a whole other chapter.  Now, I just need to add some action because everything's getting a little bogged down in narrative.  

The Wizard of Oz

One book down!  I just finished The Wizard of Oz, and it's just as enjoyable as I remember it being as a child.  I'm curious about all the other Oz books; I know he wrote 14 of them in total.  I may have to pick them up at some point and give them a read.  

I totally recommend this for anyone who digs children's lit.