{"product_id":"2940169435726","title":"The Walk-In: A Novel (Abridged)","description":"Gary Berntsen, longtime CIA operative and the field commander who cornered Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, writing with award-winning novelist Ralph Pezzullo, offers in this edge-of-the-seat thriller a terrifying vision of where the next threat to America may come from.  \u003cbr\u003e When a highly placed Iranian intelligence operative walks into a U.S. embassy claiming to possess explosive information, counterterrorism officer Matt Freed is dispatched to interview him and is warned of an impending attack on the United States that could kill millions. But is the man's story precious truth or calculated fiction? Matt isn't sure, but with a possible catastrophe looming in less than two weeks, his superiors reluctantly prepare for the assault.  \u003cbr\u003e Matt can't leave it alone, though. With questions still lingering about what is really going on, he defies his superiors' orders and launches his own investigation. As the clock ticks down, he searches frantically for the truth at an Afghan prison under siege, an abandoned Uzbekistan bio weapons facility, and a Moscow hospital where an arms dealer is dying of a mysterious disease.  \u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, Matt's efforts brand him an out-of-control renegade, and he finds himself left out in the cold. Yet he may be the only one with the knowledge needed to avert unimaginable chaos.  \u003cbr\u003e From a counterterrorism warrior who has spent a lifetime thwarting those who would do us harm, \u003ci\u003eThe Walk-In\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating plunge into tradecraft and terror. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179019419888,"sku":"2940169435726","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169435726_p0.jpg?v=1763682719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169435726","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}