{"product_id":"2940154586556","title":"Forbidden","description":"\u003cp\u003eForbidden is the recipient of Readers' Favorite International Book Contest's gold medal in the thriller\/terrorist category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunfire echoes within the walls of a Middle East police compound. Screams of terror are brutally silenced. Police captain Hashim Sharif captures one survivor. Soon Eliza MacKay will wish she had died with her companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vile act of terrorism is covered-up. Sharif becomes the reluctant keeper of his city's bloody secret - and the witness, MacKay. His corrupt superiors have a gun rammed against his skull. Disloyalty to the mayor will be rewarded with being buried alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever the cost, his government’s honor must be restored. Secretly, Sharif hunts forensic evidence. Who is responsible for the murder of fifteen American volunteers? And, why did MacKay lie about her identity? He can’t trust her. Her mental illness is going to get both of them killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he receives orders to dispose of MacKay, his Muslim faith is tested. Murder an innocent in cold blood? He will suffer Allah's eternal wrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIA Agent Hutchinson has the lying Sharif in his cross hairs. Sharif dodges the agent’s traps almost as easily as the hitman on his tail. When Sharif discovers the shocking truth, he loses all hope of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is worth dying for? Perhaps it’s not bringing a madman to justice. Could it be saving the life of a woman who kick-started his numb heart? On the knife edge of risk, Sharif plots an act most forbidden and fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feather Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070827708656,"sku":"2940154586556","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154586556_p0.jpg?v=1764072393","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154586556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}