Get the Summary of Marisa Kashino's Best Offer Wins in 20 minutes. In Marisa Kashino's debut novel, Best Offer Wins (2025), the quest for the perfect home turns into an obsession. After 18 months and 11 failed bids in the competitive Washington suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo finds her dream house. Determined to escape her cramped apartment, redeem her stalled marriage, and start a family, Margo becomes fixated on negotiating a private sale before the house hits the market. Harmless stalking escalates into trespassing and increasingly unhinged schemes. But Margo refuses to stop, proving she will cross any line to secure her ideal life.