{"product_id":"code-to-zero-9780451216724","title":"Code to Zero","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this classic Cold War thriller, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Ken Follett puts his own electrifying twist on the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, \"\u003ci\u003eCode to Zero\u003c\/i\u003e's split-second suspense proves that . . . [Follett is] still a hell of a storyteller\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJanuary, 1958--the darkest hour of the Cold War and the early dawn of the space race. On the launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits America's best hope to catch up with the Russians: the \u003ci\u003eExplorer I\u003c\/i\u003e satellite. But at the last moment, the launch is delayed due to weather, even though everyone can see it is a perfectly sunny day. The real reason for the delay rests deep in the mind of a NASA scientist who has awoken that morning to find his memory completely erased. Knowing only that he's being followed and watched at every turn, he must find the clues to his own identity before he can discover who is responsible. But even more terrible is the dark secret that they want him to forget. A secret that can destroy the \u003ci\u003eExplorer I\u003c\/i\u003e--and America's future. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Follett\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's best-loved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Follett's first bestseller was \u003ci\u003eEye of the Needle\u003c\/i\u003e, a spy story set in the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1989 \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth \u003c\/i\u003ewas published, and has since become the author's most successful novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah's Book Club pick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts sequels, \u003ci\u003eWorld Without End \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Column of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892958826770,"sku":"9780451216724","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89ec094b-c4cf-4c27-8e9f-bf81620e5233.jpg?v=1738214382","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/code-to-zero-9780451216724","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}