{"product_id":"9781529423136","title":"The Defector : the unmissable Cold War spy thriller from the author of THE APOLLO MURDERS","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hadfield, Chris \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 29\/08\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529423136,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!'Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series'Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters - what more could you want from a thriller?'Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 9th Man and the Cotton Malone seriesIsrael, late 1973. As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MIG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . . and promptly disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNASA Flight Controller and former US Navy test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground - and is quickly pulled into a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection that plays out across three continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prize is beyond value: the secrets of the Soviets' mythical 'Foxbat' MiG-25, the fastest, highest-flying fighter plane in the world and the key to Cold War air supremacy. But every defection is double-edged with risk, and Kaz must tread a careful line between trust and suspicion. Ultimately, he must invite the fox into the henhouse - bringing the defector into the heart of the United States' most secret test site - and hope that, with skill and cunning, the game plays out his way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Chris Hadfield's second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris's CV: his time as a top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as an RCAF fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of insider detail, excitement and political intrigue drawn from real events, The Defector brings us the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world's best fighter pilots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Apollo Murders'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' James Cameron'An exciting journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir'Not to be missed' Frederick Forsyth'Explosive' Gregg Hurwitz'Exciting, authentic' Linwood Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43571777175596,"sku":"9781529423136","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529423136.jpg?v=1719468860","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529423136","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}