{"product_id":"9780385687201","title":"Elevator Pitch","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe #1 bestselling Linwood Barclay returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e did for showers and \u003ci\u003eJaws \u003c\/i\u003edid for the beach—a heart-pounding tale of terror and menace that will make you think twice the next time you hit Up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, nonstop, to the top. Once there it pauses for a few seconds, but the doors don't open. Instead, the elevator begins to descend floor-by-floor. Then it plummets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight to the bottom of the shaft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt appears to be a random accident. . . . But on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And then Wednesday brings yet another tragic high-rise catastrophe. In only three days, one of the most vertical  cities in the world—and the nation's capital of media, finance and entertainment--is plunged into chaos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it's succeeding. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men and women working in offices across the city refuse to leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment towers go unanswered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is behind this? Why are they doing it? Are these deadly acts of sabotage somehow connected to a fingerless body  found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist race against time to uncover the truth before the city's newest, and tallest, residential tower has its ribbon-cutting on Friday night. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the tension, building to a shattering finale. \u003ci\u003eElevator Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill you to the bone.","brand":"Linwood Barclay (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42789040881824,"sku":"9780385687201","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cac411c3-2ff2-4e1f-94f9-1b8b513de71c.jpg?v=1732230554","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780385687201","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}