{"product_id":"9780425284766","title":"Forgive Me: A Xanadu Marx Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed by Douglas Preston as “a master storyteller,” Joshua Corin returns with another white-knuckle thriller featuring ex-FBI agent Xanadu Marx. And this time, payback comes with a price tag.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThey call themselves the Serendipity Group, a charitable organization that helps victims take revenge on those who’ve wronged them. But when the group’s hit list leaks, the hunters become the hunted—and two innocents are caught in the crossfire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A pair of newlyweds are waylaid in Atlanta after a bad storm disrupts their flight to Paris. They are stuck in a dingy airport hotel room—until a stranger insists the happy couple take his lavish suite. But the man’s kindness is a ruse: They are being used as bait, and soon find themselves prisoners of a maniac with a hacksaw—all because of a list of thirteen people marked for execution.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ex-FBI agent Xanadu Marx doesn’t know how her name ended up on the list, but she’ll be toast if she doesn’t take herself off it. Now a civilian on parole after a career-killing mistake, Xanadu Marx supposedly has three days to live, and the question isn’t \u003ci\u003ewhether\u003c\/i\u003e she has an enemy gunning for her, it’s \u003ci\u003ewhich one\u003c\/i\u003e. But when two wide-eyed newlyweds may have become collateral damage, Xana realizes that there are some sins that can’t be forgiven.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Joshua Corin’s \u003ci\u003eCost of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A thriller par excellence: brilliantly imaginative, well written, and delightfully diabolical. Highly recommended!”\u003cb\u003e—Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling co-creator of the Pendergast novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eCost of Life,\u003c\/i\u003e Joshua Corin turns a humdrum airline flight into a ride on an F-15 with a smoking engine—fast, terrifying, and oh so fun. I loved the writing. Corin’s whip-smart dialogue crashed me straight into a world of fascinating characters and complicated allegiances. I couldn’t stop reading until the wheels touched down on that final tarmac.”\u003cb\u003e—Rebecca Cantrell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe World Beneath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Fraught with danger and surprises, \u003ci\u003eCost of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale chock-full of action, adventure, and intrigue. Treachery comes from all directions, so consider yourself warned.”\u003cb\u003e—Steve Berry, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eCost of Life,\u003c\/i\u003e Joshua Corin brings us Xanadu Marx, a tough but vulnerable ex–FBI agent who literally pulls no punches. Corin’s sure-footed handling of plot, character, and voice is the kind of writing that inspires authors like me to up their game.”\u003cb\u003e—Robert Gregory Browne, author of \u003ci\u003eWhisper in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119161032944,"sku":"9780425284766","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780425284766_p0.jpg?v=1763701903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780425284766","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}