Defectors

From the bestselling author of Leaving Berlin and The Good German comes a thrilling and richly imagined novel focused on three weeks in the lives of a select group of defected American spies in Moscow during the height of the Cold War Moscow, 1961 Stalin has been dead for eight years With the launch of Sputnik, the Soviet Union s international prestige is at an all time high Former CIA agent Frank Weeks, the most notorious of the defectors to the Soviet Union, is about to publish his memoirs, and what he reveals will send shockwaves through the West.Weeks s defection in the early 50s shook Washington to its core he had been a beloved member of the OSS and then the CIA, one of the bright young men who d come out of the war ready to take an early lead in the new American century His betrayal rippled throughout the State Department, prompting frantic searches for moles and forcing the resignation of Simon, Frank s former college roommate and best friend.Now, a Soviet agency approaches Simon, a publisher in New York City, with a controversial proposition to publish the memoirs of his old friend, Frank Weeks Simon knows that there s no way the US government will approve the publication of a book clearly intended as propaganda for the KGB yet he finds the offer irresistible.Set against the paranoiac atmosphere of the Cold War, The Defectors is a smart and authentic exploration of espionage and betrayal, perfect for fans of John le Carre, Alan Furst, Philip Kerr, and other masters of wartime and postwar espionage fiction Library Journal, starred review. Download Defectors By Joseph Kanon – kino-fada.fr Frank lit a cigarette, taking a minute It s a funny word, defector Latin, defectus To desert Lack something Makes it sound as if we had to leave something behind To change sides But we were already on this side We didn t leave anything Your country Countries don t matter In a way, I was already here Simon Weeks comes to Russia to help his infamous brother put the polishing touches on his autobiography It is 1961 and in 1949 Frank defected from the United States to Russia after Frank lit a cigarette, taking a minute It s a funny word, defector Latin, defectus To desert Lack something Makes it sound as if we had to leave something behind To change sides But we were already on this side We didn t leave anything Your country Countries don t matter In a way, I was already here Simon Weeks comes to Russia to help his infamous brother put the polishing touches on his autobiography It is 1961 and in 1949 Frank defected from the United States to Russia after he is exposed as a communist spy He betrayed everything, everyone he ever knew His wife and son dutifully come with him, but it is obvious to Simon that no one is happy Frank s wife, Joanna, is self medicating every day with copious amounts of alcohol Frank is still charming, manipulative, secretive, and a schemer As always it is hard to know what is really going on in Frank s head As part of the deal to come over to Russia, Simon ha...A Spy Novel set in Russia during the Cold War times interesting but not hugely engaging for me In 1949, Frank Weeks, agent of the newly formed CIA, was exposed as a Communist spy and fled the country to vanish behind the Iron Curtain Now, twelve years later, he has written his memoirs, a KGB approved project almost certain to be an international bestseller, and has asked his brother Simon, a publisher, to come to Moscow to edit the manuscript It s a reunion Simon both dreads and Frank both dr A Spy Novel set in Russia during the Cold War times interesting but not hugely engaging for me In 1949, Frank Weeks, agent of the newly formed CIA, was exposed as a Communist spy and fled the country to vanish beh...A master of the technical spy thriller It is usually a difficult task to find a well written spy thriller these days don t get me wrong, there s a plethora of great mystery thriller writers around creating masterpieces every which way you turn but a mystery thriller with a large aspect of the plot surrounding politics espionage, is sometimes an impossible task Fear not Joseph Kanon is here with exactly what you desire Due to the majority of books that class themselves as spy thriller A master of the technical spy thriller It is usually a difficult task to find a well written spy thriller these days don t get me wrong, there s a plethora of great mystery thriller writers around creating masterpieces every which way you turn but a mystery thriller with a large aspect of the plot surrounding politics espionage, is sometimes an impossible task Fear not Joseph Kanon is here with exactly what you desire Due to the majority of books that class themselves as spy thrillers being pretty abysmal, I go into reading these novels with a degree of resignation, though now, thanks to Mr Kanon my faith has been somewhat restored His previous bestselling novel Leaving Berlin falls into the same genre and was done excellently, I really needn t have worried about Defectors as he has already proven his worth as a...This was a spy thriller espionage novel set in Russia This was pretty much 2 stars for me, but I think somehow, I ve talked myself into 3 I wasn t pulled into this one It was very singular in focus as far as the plot goes Simon felt like a pawn, never acting, never making decisions He was just told what to do and he did it, even when what the reader is given to understand about him does not support the things he is pushed into I liked Frank The reason this gets an extra star is the stand This was a spy thriller espionage novel set in Russia This was pretty much 2 stars for me, but I think somehow, I ve talked myself into 3 I wasn t pulled into this one It was very singular in focus as far as the plot goes Simon felt like a pawn, never acting, never making decisions He was just told what to do and he did it, even when what ...Defectors is a fascinating glimpse behind the Iron Curtain, specifically the Soviet Union, in the 1960 s Simon Weeks is making an unprecedented visit to the U.S.S.R to visit his brother Frank, an individual who defected from the U.S to the Soviet Union in the early 1950 s Frank has been given permission by the Soviet government to publish his memoirs, and his brother Simon is a bigwig at a publishing company that has agreed to handle the publication As Frank cannot leave his adopted country Defectors is a fascinating glimpse behind the Iron Curtain, specifically the Soviet Union, in the 1960 s Simon Weeks is making an unprecedented visit to the U.S.S.R to visit his brother Frank, an individual who defected from the U.S to the Soviet Union in the early 1950 s Frank has been given permission by the Soviet government to publish his memoirs, and his brother Simon is a bigwig at a publishing company that has agreed to handle the publication...The disappearance of British diplomats Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess in 1951 and the subsequent revelation in 1956 of them as defectors to the Soviet Union shocked the world and has subsequently provided fodder for a virtual cottage industry of spy novels Only much later did it come to light that MacLean and Burgess were just two of the notorious Cambridge Five Both men make cameo appearances in Joseph Kanon s terrific new spy novel, Defectors The book opens in Moscow in 1961, where an Ameri The disappearance of British diplomats Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess in 1951 and the subsequent revelation in 1956 of them as defectors to the Soviet Union shocked the world and has subsequently provided fodder for a virtual cottage industry of spy novels Only much later did it come to light that MacLean and Burgess were just two of the notorious Cambridge Five Both men make cameo appearances in Joseph Kanon s terrific new spy novel, Defectors The book opens in Moscow in 1961, where an American publisher named Simon Weeks is just arriving to visit his notorious brother, Frank Twelve years earlier Frank had defected to the Soviet Union and became the man who betrayed a generation Now he is writing a memoir that Simon s firm will publish Unaccountably, the KGB has granted Frank permission to write and publish the book.Simon and Frank are the sons of a former senior New Deal official They re descendants of an eminent old New England family Both are Harvard educated because Har...Another great espionage novel from Joseph KanonDefectors is set in 1960 s Moscow where ex CIA agent Frank Weeks, a notorious defector to the Soviet Union, wants to publish his memoirs Frank s brother, Simon hasn t seen his brother inthan ten years, but he comes to Moscow to assist in its publication and to learn why Frank chose to betray his country and his family.Kanon always captures a great sense of time and place in his descriptions of 1960 s Moscow If you re expecting high octane ac Another great espionage novel from Joseph KanonDefectors is set i...I don t mind a good spy story every now and then, but I found The Defectors by Joseph Kanon to be only adequate I found myself skimming parts that didn t hold my interest An okay read at best Thank you to Simon and Schuster Australia via ...All of Joseph Kanon s books are intelligent literary thrillers historical fiction, and every one is great But his latest book, DEFECTORS, is outstanding.In 1961 a publisher, Simon, travels to the Soviet Union to edit the memoir of a former US citizen who defected to Russia in 1949 his brother, Frank Memoir is in quotation marks because the truth of that book is suspect The truth of anything Frank says is suspect.So, when Frank tells Simon he wants to return to the US but can only do so w All of Joseph Kanon s books are intelligent literary thrillers historical fiction, and every one is great But his latest book, DEFECTORS, is outstanding.In 1961 a publisher, Simon, travel...Love for your country vs Love for your family.In Defectors, loyalty to the cause is stronger than the loyalty between brothers After Frank Weeks defected, he s now about to publish his memoir and that sees him reunited with his brother, Simon The relationship between the two brothers is rocky to say the least, but as they spend time together and reminisce about their childhood and the mistakes of their past, you begin to wonder if their brotherly bond can be repaired when Frank makes a surpr Love for your country vs Love for your family.In Defectors, loyalty to the cause is stronger than the loyalty between brothers After Frank Weeks defected, he s now about to publish his memoir and that sees him reunited with his brother, Simon The relationship between the two brothers is rocky to say the least, but as they spend time together and reminisce about their childhood and the mistakes of their past, you begin to wonder if their brotherly bond can be repaired when Frank makes a surprising proposal My knowledge of Moscow in 1961 is zero to none, I know zilch about the KGB and before r...

• English
• 14 May 2017
Joseph Kanon
• Hardcover
• 290 pages
• 1501121391
• Joseph Kanon
• Defectors