{"product_id":"baby-x-a-thriller-9798892421416","title":"Baby X: A Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder-or the craziest stalker-in this propulsive thriller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a vivid imagining of the future, \u003ci\u003eGattaca \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e in Kira Peikoff's \u003ci\u003eBaby X\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the near-future United States, where advanced technology can create egg or sperm from any person's cells, celebrities face the alarming potential of meeting biological children they never conceived. Famous singer Trace Thorne is tired of being targeted by the Vault, a black market site devoted to stealing DNA. Sick of paying ransom money for his own cell matter, he hires bio-security guard Ember Ryan to ensure his biological safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ember will do anything she can to protect her clients. She knows all the Vault's tricks-discarded tissues, used straws, lipstick tubes-and has prevented countless DNA thefts. Working for Thorne, her focus becomes split when she begins to fall for him, but she knows she hasn't let anything slip-love or not, his DNA is safe. But then she and Thorne are confronted by a pregnant woman, Quinn, who claims that Thorne is the father of her baby, and all bets are off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brilliantly plotted and terrifyingly prescient, \u003ci\u003eBaby X\u003c\/i\u003e is an unpredictable and relentless speculative thriller perfect for fans of Blake Crouch and John Marrs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKira Peikoff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMother Knows Best, Living Proof\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e No Time to Die\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDie Again Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a degree in journalism from New York University and a master's in bioethics from Columbia. Her reported articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Newsweek, Popular Mechanics, \u003c\/i\u003eand other outlets. She now works in biotech communications helping spread the word about transformative developments in the life sciences. Peikoff is a proud member of The Authors Guild, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183589949714,"sku":"9798892421416","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8ad0989-c20e-44b7-91ea-71d4dd80f024.jpg?v=1744472518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-x-a-thriller-9798892421416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}