{"product_id":"best-offer-wins","title":"Best Offer Wins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"An insanely competitive housing market. A buyer pushed to the breaking point. How far would you go for the American Dream? Eighteen months and eleven lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC, suburbs, thirty-seven-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian-and, in turn, fix their marriage, have a baby, and get their life started-Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it's publicly listed and the masses descend with all-cash offers in hand. With some (harmless!) stalking and a bit of (very light!) trespassing, she worms her way into the homeowners' lives. But just when she believes she's won them over, they uncover her scheme and shut her out. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there's nothing she won't try-no secret too dark to leverage, no tactic too unhinged-to finally kickstart the dream life she's worked so hard to achieve. A deeply dark, laugh-out-loud commentary on class, ambition, and the housing crisis, Best Offer Wins is a propulsive debut from a totally original voice-with a violent scream of female rage at its core\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBook Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Mystery\/Thriller of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Mystery\/Thriller of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"For the obsessed protagonist of Marisa Kashino's darkly comic debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, real estate is blood sport.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e―\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It starts out feeling pretty light and fun, but I promise you, you have no idea where this story is going.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaylor Jenkins Reid, recommended for her Must-Read Book of 2025 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Not since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have I been so gripped by a narrative voice. This is a tale of blackest comedy, spiralling obsession and ultimate horror. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and appalling, Marisa Kashino asks how far you would go to secure your dream house, then goes several steps further than you would ever dare. Compulsive and unputdownable. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Darkly satirical and wildly entertaining, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a riveting thriller from the first page to the last. Who knew that buying a house could be so fun and twisted?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Amy Tintera,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eListen for the Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a page-turning blend of cringey and compulsive that had my jaw dropping on nearly every other page. Kashino cloaks her examination of gender, class, and race expectations in a twisty domestic thriller that had me guessing until the final pages.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Lottie Hazell, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiglet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Irresistible, elegantly written, and timely as hell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e puts a sinister spin on today's cutthroat real estate market. We may not want to root for Margo on her rage-fueled quest, full of dark twists, for her 'dream home, ' but her voice is too alluring to refuse.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Laura Sims, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLooker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Can I Help You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Best Offer Wins\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes the thrill of the house hunt and ratchets it up to diabolical levels. Dark, hilarious, and totally gripping, with a jaw-dropping twist that closes the deal.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Ryan Serhant, CEO and star real estate broker, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSell It Like Serhant\u003c\/i\u003e, producer and star of Netflix's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwning Manhattan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Author Kashino, a longtime journalist who covered the real estate market for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashingtonian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine, has created in Margo a character as vicious and conniving as the jilted lover played by Glenn Close in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeliciously dark and twistedly funny.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Thank God this book exists - it's a slick, mischievous thriller about the longing to find home and beauty in an impossible economy. Kashino crafts her story so immaculately, as the protagonist's deeds become darker, dirtier and more twisted, you simply root for her even harder.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Tobi Coventry, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe's the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A darkly funny thriller, whose protagonist grows more unhinged as the novel progresses. You'll find yourself whispering \"OMG\" through every diabolical scene.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A wicked satirical thriller about the cutthroat world of Washington, D.C., area real estate... this darkly comedic novel of millennial anxieties will likely strike an uncomfortable chord.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A sharp, emotionally charged take on the real-estate rat race, blending millennial anxieties with biting humor... hilariously chaotic and surprisingly resonant.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A biting debut novel that might seem unbelievable but is utterly, gasp-inducingly, guffaw-out-loud fun.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Dark, bitingly funny, compulsively readable, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a shocking and shockingly entertaining look at class, race, ambition, obsession, the indignities visited upon us every day and the lengths to which we will go to get what we think we deserve.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A deliciously dark take on the uber-competitive world of home-buying... as Margo resorts to increasingly alarming measures to secure a 'perfect' abode, it becomes impossible not to hate her--and relate with her all the same.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--ELLE, Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Both funny and unsettling, this debut novel explores ambition, privilege, and the extremes people reach for the perfect life.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e, November Most Anticipated List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In Marisa Kashino's darkly humorous debut novel, Best Offer Wins, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success--and obsession.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e, November Most Anticipated List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The perfect house is to die for--literally. This unhinged tale will have you laughing, gasping, and locking your door.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Home-buying as guerrilla warfare: That's the premise of this darkly comic debut...Just picture Amy Dunne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a client on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 6 New Books We Love This Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarisa Kashino's razor-sharp thriller is a perfect sendoff of an impossible housing market and the lengths to which we go to fulfill our need for status and stability.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamera-ready dialogue and visuals, propulsive pacing, and a main character with a deeply relatable obsession...real estate obsession fuels this fast-paced debut. Malfeasance and mayhem...there's a whole literary genre based on it...and Marisa Kashino seems poised to become its new star.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[An] unhinged tale that will have you laughing, gasping, and locking your doors.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Good Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"One of the newest books I've read is, by far, one of the best. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Marisa Kashino is one of the only fiction books of today's time to focus on the unattainable housing market and what it takes to get your dream house. This compelling thriller is a must-read.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Everyone is saying this is the best thriller since Gone Girl\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Andy Cohen,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatch What Happens Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller *\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Club Pick * A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Club Pick * An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Mystery\/Thriller of 2025 * A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Mystery\/Thriller of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It starts out feeling pretty light and fun, but I promise you, you have no idea where this story is going.\" -Taylor Jenkins Reid, recommended for her Must-Read Book of 2025 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino's darkly humorous debut novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success--and obsession. How far would you go for the house of your dreams?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian -- and in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track -- Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it's publicly listed and the masses descend (with unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners' lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged--but just when she thinks she's won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there's no boundary she won't cross to seize the dream life she's been chasing. The most unsettling part? You'll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Offer Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a propulsive debut and a razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books \u0026 Brews, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48063389761688,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/4456\/0024\/files\/ibg.common.titledetail_6cd9f0cc-91d2-4c75-9401-5eb8f2491507.gif?v=1769294310","url":"https:\/\/booksandbrewsllc.myshopify.com\/products\/best-offer-wins","provider":"Books \u0026 Brews, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}