{"product_id":"the-defection-of-aj-lewinter-9781641297165","title":"The Defection of A.J. Lewinter","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Littell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-one other highly acclaimed novels, many about the Cold War and the Soviet Union, including his masterwork, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award winner for best mystery-thriller \u003ci\u003eLegends\u003c\/i\u003e. An American born in Brooklyn, Robert Littell now lives in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183246016786,"sku":"9781641297165","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b24d87d6-04aa-4e84-877e-72854adc4240.jpg?v=1744460268","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-defection-of-aj-lewinter-9781641297165","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}