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The Defector
the unmissable Cold War spy thriller from the author of THE APOLLO MURDERS
Series: The Apollo Murders Series
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'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...
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From the author of the international bestselling thriller The Apollo Murders: a supersonic hunt for a shadowy Soviet defector known only as 'Grief'.
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'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 series
Israel, 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.
NASA 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.
The 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.
For 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.
Full 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.
Praise 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
Series: The Apollo Murders Series
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The Defector
'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...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Apollo Murders
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller An exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race, by astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Chris Hadfield. 'An exciting journey to an alternate past' — Andy Weir, author of The Martian 'Nail-biting' — James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic 'Not to be missed' — Frederick Forsyth,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Defector
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...PaperbackSold Out -
The Apollo Murders
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race, by astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Chris Hadfield 'An exciting journey to an alternate past' – Andy Weir, author of The Martian 'Nail-biting' – James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic 'Not to be missed' – Frederick Forsyth,...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529423136
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 368
About the Author
CHRIS HADFIELD is one of the most experienced and accomplished astronauts in the world. He was the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and a Cold War fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in Canadian airspace. A veteran of three space
flights, he served as capsule communicator - CAPCOM - for 25 Shuttle missions, as NASA's Director of Operations in Russia and as commander of the International Space Station. Hadfield's books An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here and The Darkest Dark have all been international bestsellers, and topped the charts for months in Canada. His two previous novels, The Apollo Murders and The Defector, were both instant number one bestsellers.Also by Chris Hadfield
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1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But a third power is rising, in the race to dominate Space. As NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, three of the six astronauts are...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller An exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race, by astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Chris Hadfield. 'An exciting journey to an alternate past' — Andy Weir, author of The Martian 'Nail-biting' — James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic 'Not to be missed' — Frederick Forsyth,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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The Defector
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...PaperbackSold Out -
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