{"product_id":"satori-9780446561914","title":"Satori","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a #1 bestselling author, a formidable assassin is assigned his most dangerous mission yet in this \"home run\" of an espionage thriller (David Baldacci, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the fall of 1951, and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. He has the skills to be the world's most fearsome assassin and now the CIA needs him. They offer him freedom, money, and a neutral passport in exchange for one small service: to go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's commissioner to China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while trying to achieve his ultimate goal of \u003ci\u003esatori\u003c\/i\u003e-the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Winslow\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City but raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Dog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Bobby Z. \u003c\/i\u003eIn addition to his writing, Don has been an actor, director, movie theater manager, safari guide and private investigator. Don lives in the San Diego area with his wife, Jean, and son, Thomas. He invites you to visit him at his website www.donwinslow.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevanian\u003c\/b\u003e's books have been translated into more than fourteen languages and have sold million of copies worldwide. In addition to \u003ci\u003eShibumi\u003c\/i\u003e, Trevanian is the author of seven novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Eiger Sanction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Loo Sanction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50411581309202,"sku":"9780446561914","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00c3dd66-f787-4b93-b848-93fca29d34cb.jpg?v=1729312249","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/satori-9780446561914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}