{"product_id":"9780446574808","title":"Satori","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholai Hel—genius, mystic, and the perfect, formidable assassin—was first introduced to readers in \u003ci\u003eShibumi\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic #1 bestseller by master storyteller Trevanian. Now, critically-acclaimed author Don Winslow continues Hel's story for the first time in this all-new, blockbuster thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the fall of 1951 and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. Hel is a master of \u003ci\u003ehoda korosu\u003c\/i\u003e or \"naked kill,\" fluent in seven languages, and has honed extraordinary \"proximity sense\"-an extra-awareness of the presence of danger. He has the skills to be the world's most fearsome assassin and now the CIA needs him. The Americans offer Hel freedom, money, and a neutral passport in exchange for one small service: go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's Commissioner to China. It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while trying to achieve his ultimate goal of \u003ci\u003esatori\u003c\/i\u003e-the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119500542192,"sku":"9780446574808","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780446574808_p0.jpg?v=1763703304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780446574808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}