{"product_id":"2940170209231","title":"Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller\u003cem\u003e The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Swedenamp;#8212;a story of idealism and fanaticism, gangsters and entrepreneurs, sensationalism and spirituality, that explores the values that matter in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a former brothel turned low-rent hotel, the lives of three unusual strangersamp;#8212;a former female priest, recently fired from her church; the ruined grandson of an ex-millionaire working as a receptionist; and Killer-Anders, a murderer newly released from prisonamp;#8212;accidently collide with darkly hilarious results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeing a lucrative opportunity in Killer-Anders, the unlikely trio form an unusual new business. The Priest and The Receptionist will handle strategy and public relations, and coordinate Killer-Andersamp;#8217; amp;#8220;missions.amp;#8221; Using the mediaamp;#8217;s obsessive need for sensational, headline-making stories to advertise their talentamp;#8217;s superb amp;#8220;skill,amp;#8221; they quickly build a clientele of rich Swedish gangsters. Suddenly, theyamp;#8217;re making an altogether different kind of killing of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Killer-Anders begins asking deeper questions about purpose and meaning, his curiosity leads him to an unexpected discovery: he finds Jesus. Desperate to save the money machine theyamp;#8217;ve built, The Priest and The Receptionist devise an audacious plan utilizing Killer-Andersamp;#8217; newfound and decidedly fervent faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMischievous yet big-hearted, filled with Jonas Jonassonamp;#8217;s trenchant humor and delightful twists, \u003cem\u003eHitman Anders and the Meaning of It All\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful comic adventure that reminds us itamp;#8217;s never to late to start overamp;#8212;and to discover what truly matters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115104977136,"sku":"2940170209231","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170209231_p0.jpg?v=1763705044","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170209231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}