The Defection of A.j. Lewinter: A Novel of Duplicity - Hardcover

Littell, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585673471 ISBN 13: 9781585673476

Publisher: Overlook Pr, 2002

Synopsis

A.J. LeWinter is an American scientist, for years an insignificant cog in America's complex defense machinery. While at an academic conference in Tokyo, LeWinter contacts the KGB station chief and says he wants to defect. He tantalizes the Russians with U.S. military secrets he claims to possess, but is his defection genuine? Neither the Russians nor the Americans are sure, and LeWinter is swept up in a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery. Deft and dazzlingly plotted, this is the book that introduced Robert Littell--the opening shot of a brilliant career.

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About the Author:

Robert Littell was born, raised, and educated in New York. A former "Newsweek" editor specializing in Soviet affairs, he left journalism in 1970 to write fiction full time. Connoisseurs of the spy novel have elevated Robert Littell to the genre's highest ranks, and Tom Clancy wrote that if Robert Littell didn t invent the spy novel, he should have. He is the author of fifteen novels, including the "New York Times" bestseller "The Company and Legends," the 2005 "L.A. Times" Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. He currently lives in France."

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1585673471
• ISBN 13: 9781585673476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240