{"product_id":"9781101882610","title":"Cost of Life: A Xanadu Marx Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Preston \u0026amp; Child, James Rollins, and Brad Thor comes a gripping new thriller from Joshua Corin, in which an audacious hijacking is just the beginning of a twisted international nightmare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHappy Independence Day. You’re all going to die. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Life can’t be better for veteran pilot Larry Walder. He has a great job, a terrific kid, a gorgeous wife—and no inkling that tonight will be the end of the world as he knows it. In the early hours before the Fourth of July, three men break into Larry’s home. And as the day lurches on to its terrifying course, a life is taken, and Flight 816 from Atlanta to Cozumel, Mexico, vanishes off the radar.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the air, Larry must find a way to save his family, his crew, and his passengers. On the ground, disgraced FBI agent Xanadu Marx goes rogue, making it her mission to track down the missing flight before the hijackers reach their diabolical endgame. With the casualties racking up and the world’s busiest airport under lockdown, a message arrives: This is no ordinary hijacking, no typical hostage crisis. This ransom is a totally different beast—the first hint of a conspiracy that might bring America to its knees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eCost of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Joshua Corin is a master storyteller. \u003ci\u003eCost of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is 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":47106442264816,"sku":"9781101882610","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101882610_p0.jpg?v=1763689719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101882610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}