{"product_id":"defectors-1","title":"Defectors","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e comes an explosive and richly imagined thriller set in the early days of the Cold War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SOME SECRETS SHOULD NEVER BE TOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoscow, 1961:\u003c\/b\u003e With the launch of Sputnik, the Soviet Union's international prestige is at an all-time high. And the most notorious of the defectors to the Soviet Union, former CIA agent \u003cb\u003eFrank Weeks\u003c\/b\u003e, is about to publish his memoir. What he reveals will send shock waves through the West. Weeks' defection in the early 1950s shook Washington to its core – and forced the resignation of his brother, \u003cb\u003eSimon\u003c\/b\u003e, from the State Department.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Simon, now a publisher in New York, is given the opportunity to read and publish his brother’s memoir. He knows the US government will never approve the publication of what is clearly intended as KGB propaganda. Yet the offer is irresistible: it will finally give him the chance to learn why his brother chose to betray his country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut what he discovers in Moscow is far more shocking than he ever imagined . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR JOSEPH KANON: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Joseph Kanon continues to demonstrate that he is up there with \u003cb\u003ethe very best of the current crop of spy thriller writers\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ehe is the master of the shadows of the era . . . \u003c\/b\u003ea frightening, convincing portrait of the state's capacity to control every aspect of the lives of its subjects and even its visitors. \u003cb\u003eKanon writes beautifully\u003c\/b\u003e, superbly conveying human sadness and regret' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDefectors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The critical stock of Joseph Kanon will \u003cb\u003eadd further lustre to his reputation\u003c\/b\u003e . . . There are pleasing echoes here of the \"entertainments\" of Graham Greene' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDefectors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eDefectors \u003c\/i\u003e[is] as \u003cb\u003ereadable and suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e as the fine espionage novels of Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, Charles McCarry, Robert Littell, Alan Furst and John Le Carré — and its \u003cb\u003eroller-coaster plot\u003c\/b\u003e will keep you guessing until the final page' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eexcellent \u003c\/b\u003etale about secrets, loyalty and betrayal' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of \u003cb\u003ethe most exciting books \u003c\/b\u003eI've read in years' \u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSpectacular \u003c\/b\u003ein every way' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eTense \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eatmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e, with sinister intrigue' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eIstanbul Passage\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317676319102,"sku":"NW9781471162640","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471162640.jpg?v=1778248951","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/defectors-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}