{"product_id":"9780062339607","title":"The Swede: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sophisticated debut novel about a Swedish security force agent on a mysterious special assignment to the U.S., \u003ci\u003eThe Swede\u003c\/i\u003e fuses the psychological tension of Jo Nesbø’s thrillers with the gripping international intrigue of \u003ci\u003eI Am Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Sparrow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnst Grip of the Swedish security police has no idea why he’s been dispatched to a remote American military base in the Indian Ocean. Met by FBI agent Shauna Friedman, he learns that the U.S. wants him to determine whether a prisoner they’re holding is a Swedish citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detainee, known only as “N.,\" is a suspect in an Islamist-inspired terror attack in the U.S. heartland. Tortured by the CIA, he refuses to talk. Yet all the evidence points to a cabal of survivors from the devastating 2004 tsunami that struck Thailand: a ruthless American arms dealer, a Czech hit man, a mysterious nurse from Kansas, a heartbreakingly naïve Pakistani—and a Swede.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the prisoner is not the only one harboring dangerous secrets. Grip hides a double life that will lead him into terra incognita, and Friedman, too, is not who she appears to be. In a world ruled by fear, mistrust, and deadly betrayal, these unlikely partners must learn to trust one another if they hope to stay alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his military and diplomatic experience, Robert Karjel explores the uneasy repercussions of 9\/11, illuminating the moral compromises that people—and nations—make in the name of security and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010274246896,"sku":"9780062339607","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062339607_p0.jpg?v=1763631064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062339607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}