{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641297165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Robert Littell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017806831797,"sku":"9781641297165","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dc7222d5-9a8e-4bae-8e55-0cbfb3984d7f.jpg?v=1736832955","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-defection-of-aj-lewinter-9781641297165","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}