{"product_id":"2940173725172","title":"Elevator Pitch : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Noise Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Time for Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach amp;mdash; a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight to the bottom of the shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world amp;mdash; and the nation¿s capital of media, finance, and entertainment amp;mdash; is plunged into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it¿s working. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men in women working in offices across the city refuse leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment buildings go unanswered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is behind this? Why are they doing it? What do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist must race against time to find the answers before the city¿s newest, and tallest, residential tower has its Friday night ribbon-cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the suspense, building to a shattering finale. Pulsating with tension, Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible...and will chill listeners to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus: Stay tuned at the end to hear a crowdsourced interview with the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162549666032,"sku":"2940173725172","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173725172_p0.jpg?v=1763858266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173725172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}