{"product_id":"the-defector","title":"The Defector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsrael, late 1973.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MIG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e and promptly disappears.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNASA Flight Controller and former US Navy test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground - and is quickly pulled into\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that plays out across three continents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe prize is beyond value: the secrets of the Soviets' mythical 'Foxbat' MiG-25, the fastest, highest-flying fighter plane in the world and the key to Cold War air supremacy. But every defection is double-edged with risk, and Kaz must tread a careful line between trust and suspicion. Ultimately, he must invite the fox into the henhouse - bringing the defector into the heart of the United States' most secret test site - and hope that, with skill and cunning, the game plays out his way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Chris Hadfield's second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris's CV: his time as a top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as an RCAF fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of insider detail, excitement and political intrigue drawn from real events, \u003ci\u003eThe Defector \u003c\/i\u003ebrings us the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world's best fighter pilots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Apollo Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A nail-biting Cold War thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' James Cameron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eexciting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not to be missed'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Frederick Forsyth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Hadfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51838404952231,"sku":"9781529423136","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/the-defector-Hadfield-2024-9781529423136.jpg?v=1794279173","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-defector","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}