{"product_id":"9780594655541","title":"Counterfeit Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe explosive new thriller from Oliver North, who stormed bestseller lists nationwide with his disarmingly authentic military novel \u003ci\u003eHeroes Proved\u003c\/i\u003e, is a gripping, non-stop tale that could only be written by someone who has \"been there, done that.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran undercover FBI agent Jake Kruse is investigating a smuggling ring in southern California when his assignment is cut short. A prominent criminal defense attorney wants to hire Jake on another kind of mission: to kill the daughter of a local crime boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a \"contract killing\" soon captures the attention of the CIA, the U.S. Secret Service, and high-level officials in Washington. The undercover agent is plunged into a deadly underworld of North Korean espionage, Hezbollah terror and the sinister deception Iran uses to acquire nuclear weapons. Caught in a web of international intrigue that goes to the top of the U.S. government, Kruse is forced to confront the ultimate moral quandary: doing what’s right when everything seems wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHeroes Proved\u003c\/i\u003e was praised by Sean Hannity as \"a heart-thumping ‘must-read’ for every American\" and as \"inspiring truth in the form of a novel\" by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William \"Jerry\" Boykin, a founding member of Delta Force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, national security expert and decorated war hero Oliver North and former U.S. Marine and FBI undercover agent Bob Hamer bring their real-life experience to this pulse-pounding tale of international intrigue and down-to-the-wire suspense. They say it’s fiction. But it’s all too real.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Threshold Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026667978992,"sku":"9780594655541","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780594655541_p0.jpg?v=1763722233","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780594655541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}