The Defection of A.J. Lewinter. A Novel of Duplicity

For years, scientist A.J. Lewinter has been an insignificant cog in America’s complex defence machinery — until the day he enters the Soviet embassy offering to defect. Suddenly Lewinter is swept up in a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery, orchestrated by two grand masters of the game: Russian Yefgeny Pogodin, part humanist, part Marxist; and ex-CIA agent Leo Diamond. Now two superpowers are locked in a deadly contest. And Lewinter is the centrepiece: the enigmatic man who has the power to make the final move — and the devastating difference between stalemate and checkmate. "One of the best cold-war thrillers I’ve read in years." — New York Times This book was awarded the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger Award for fiction in 1973. For years scientist A.J. Lewinter has been an insignificant cog in America's complex defence machinery, but when he enters the Soviet embassy offering to defect, he is swept up in a terrifying political game of deceit and treachery. The author also wrote "The Once and Future Spy".