Defectors

Defectors

by JosephKanon (Author)

Synopsis

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LEAVING BERLIN

Some secrets should never be told.


Moscow, 1961: 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 Frank Weeks, is about to publish his memoirs. 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, Simon, from the State Department.

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.

But what he discovers in Moscow is far more shocking than he ever imagined ...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 01 Feb 2018

ISBN 10: 1471162648
ISBN 13: 9781471162640

Media Reviews
`Kanon is fast approaching the complexity and relevance not just of le Carre and Greene but even of Orwell' * New York Times *
`Clever, devious and morally complex' * Sunday Times *
`The perfect combination of intrigue and accurate history brought to life' -- Alan Furst
'Sensational! No one writes period fiction with the same style and suspense - not to mention substance - as Joseph Kanon' -- Scott Turow
`Joseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape and it's a joy to see him reassert his title with such emphatic authority' -- Lee Child
Author Bio
Joseph Kanon is the author of four previous novels: Los Alamos, The Good German, The Prodigal Spy and Alibi. He lives in New York City. Visit his website at www.josephkanon.com