{"product_id":"9780061873928","title":"Whirlwind","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the pulse-pounding \u003cem\u003eVertical Run\u003c\/em\u003e comes a spellbinding new white-knuckle thriller to keep you up all night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie McKenzie is the best at what he does, and what he does best of all is the CIA's dirty work. At least he did until his bosses double-crossed him. Jailed and disgraced to cover up a mammoth intelligence blunder, Charlie wants to get even.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpportunity knocks when Irina Kolodenkova, a young Russian spy, stumbles across a top-secret technology called Whirlwind, the most important military breakthrough since the atomic bomb. Charlie's the only one with the very special skills needed to track her down and retrieve it. The desk jockeys who betrayed Charlie have no choice: they have to put him back on the job. But Charlie already knows too much. Once he recovers Whirlwind, his enemies plan to betray him again -- this time for keeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey put a lethal South African soldier of fortune on Charlie's trail. His orders: keep Charlie in your crosshairs until he finds Whirlwind, then take him down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Charlie has plans of his own, and he is not going to be an easy kill. Quite the contrary ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148067881200,"sku":"9780061873928","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061873928_p0.jpg?v=1769888818","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061873928","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}