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A shattering thriller of Cold War betrayal and intrigue. When Soviet physicist Piotr Asanov defected to the West, the authorities moved in on his friends. One was taken to a psychiatric hospital, another - married to a submarine commander- was also under surveillance. In England he worked with the Ministry of Defence, designing a new kind of sonobuoy, a device that would neutralise the threat of nuclear submarines. The Russians wanted him dead. But before assassins could reach him, Piotr learned that the Americans had been implicated in the death of his son - and hanged himself. But already a prototype of his invention was in operation. And when a Soviet submarine collided with the sonobuoy, the commander - his friend's husband - launched his deadly missiles against the West...
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The Defector
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Collins Grafton, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0586072918
ISBN 13: 9780586072912
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Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
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Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Mass market paperback, 428 pages; spine very lightly creased, tiny name/address label inside front cover, otherwise gently used, not abused, clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 037660