{"product_id":"9781450238908","title":"Khamsin: A Thriller","description":"Dr. Alexander Hakimian’s life is idyllic by any measure.  Alec is a world-renowned brain surgeon, married to an intelligent and beautiful wife, and the father of a young, precocious daughter.  But his life is profoundly transformed in a nanosecond when he receives a phone call from the director of the National Security Agency.  The NSA has come calling for Alec because, as a former CIA deep non-official cover, or NOC, he possesses a unique skill set.    The war on terror is threatening the lives of every American. Armed with a top-secret Executive Order from the president, Alec is tasked with ridding the world of one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations and its maniacal leader.  Alec leads Operation Star 9, a clandestine black operations unit specifically assembled for the daunting task.  They cross the great expanses of the Middle East in a relentless search for the Khamsin terrorist organization, named for the ferocious desert wind that blows across the region.  It is led by the elusive al-Ankabut, or Spider, who weaves a web of death and destruction unparalleled in modern history, with worldwide Islamic hegemony as his ultimate goal.     Facing a terminally terrorist-ridden world, Alec must track down the Spider and prevent his plans from coming to fruition at all costs.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140514660592,"sku":"9781450238908","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450238908_p0.jpg?v=1763833335","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450238908","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}