{"product_id":"the-defector","title":"The Defector","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsrael, late 1973. 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 . . . and promptly disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNASA Flight Controller and former US Navy test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground - and is quickly pulled into a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection that plays out across three continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prize is beyond 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Chris Hadfield's second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51627753931054,"sku":"9781039005426","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/1385\/1694\/files\/9781039005426.jpg?v=1768324967","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeeskneesemporium.ca\/products\/the-defector","provider":"The Bee's Knees Books \u0026 Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}