{"product_id":"defectors-9781501121401","title":"Defectors","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIstanbul Passage\u003c\/i\u003e \"continues to demonstrate that he is up there with the very best...of spy thriller writers\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, UK) with this \"fascinating\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about two brothers bound by blood but divided by loyalty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1949, Frank Weeks, agent of the newly formed CIA, was exposed as a Communist spy and fled the country to vanish behind the Iron Curtain. Now, twelve years later, he has written his memoirs, a KGB- approved project almost certain to be an international bestseller, and has asked his brother Simon, a publisher, to come to Moscow to edit the manuscript. It's a reunion Simon both dreads and longs for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is sure to be filled with mischief and misinformation; Frank's motives suspect, the CIA hostile. But the chance to see Frank, his adored older brother, proves irresistible. And at first Frank is still Frank--the same charm, the same jokes, the same bond of affection that transcends ideology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Simon begins to glimpse another Frank, capable of treachery and actively working for \"the service.\" He finds himself dragged into the middle of Frank's new scheme, caught between the KGB and the CIA in a fatal cat and mouse game that only one of the brothers is likely to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A finely paced Cold War thriller with [Kanon's] usual flair for atmospheric detail, intriguing characters, and suspenseful action\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDefectors\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to the heart of a world of secrets, where even the people we know best can't be trusted and murder is just collateral damage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Kanon is the Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLos Alamos\u003c\/i\u003e and nine other novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Prodigal Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlibi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIstanbul Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDefectors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accomplice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good German\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a major motion picture starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. Other awards include the Hammett Award of the International Association of Crime Writers and the Human Writes Award of the Anne Frank Foundation. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416444866834,"sku":"9781501121401","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3904a9d7-c608-402a-b638-145aaef0b821.jpg?v=1729421246","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/defectors-9781501121401","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}