{"product_id":"defector-1","title":"Defector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!''\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1\u003c\/i\u003e New York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters - what more could you want from a thriller?''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Berry, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe 9th Man \u003ci\u003eand the Cotton Malone series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsrael, late 1973.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 . . .\u003cb\u003e and promptly disappears.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNASA Flight Controller and former US Navy test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground - and is quickly pulled into\u003cb\u003e a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection\u003c\/b\u003e that plays out across three continents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of insider detail, excitement and political intrigue drawn from real events, \u003ci\u003eThe Defector \u003c\/i\u003ebrings us the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world''s best fighter pilots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Apollo Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A nail-biting Cold War thriller\u003c\/b\u003e'' James Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An \u003cb\u003eexciting\u003c\/b\u003e journey to an alternate past'' Andy Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Not to be missed''\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Forsyth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Explosive''\u003c\/b\u003e Gregg Hurwitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Exciting, authentic''\u003c\/b\u003e Linwood Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400121950590,"sku":"NW9781529423136","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529423136.jpg?v=1778659665","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/defector-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}