{"product_id":"the-defection-of-a-j-lewinter-9781641297165","title":"The Defection of A.J. Lewinter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Littell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the spy classic by Robert Littell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling master of the espionage thriller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe black comedy follows a pawn in the American military complex whose decision to change sides might determine the outcome of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn engineer who's spent most of his career studying ceramic nose cones for ballistic missiles, American scientist A.J. Lewinter is used to being a cog in the military-industrial complex--until, while at a conference in Tokyo, he rushes into the Russian Embassy offering to defect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHard-edged US intelligence operative Leo Diamond sets out to determine what, if anything, Lewinter knows; on the Soviet side, KGB agent Yefgeny Pogodin must decipher whether this high-level defection is another ruse in a long-standing war. Neither global superpower knows what to expect from Lewinter, the wild card, but both sides know this: If he's telling the truth, his information could be the final turning point in the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA darkly funny spy thriller from one of the most brilliant voices of espionage fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Defection of A.J. Lewinter \u003c\/i\u003eis a shockingly prescient portrayal of international politics.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299352207511,"sku":"9781641297165","price":1429.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781641297165.webp?v=1768582075","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-defection-of-a-j-lewinter-9781641297165","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}