The Once and Future Spy

A Novel

By Littell, Robert

Publishers Summary:
The legendary spy thriller from bestselling author Robert Littell—whose newest book The Company is receiving rave reviews and acclaim—is finally back in print. Fans, reviewers, and booksellers will cheer. The Defection of A. J. Lewinter is a masterpiece of irony and intrigue, an unconventional and gripping anatomy of a defection. A.J. Lewinter is an American scientist, for years an insignificant cog in America’s complex defense machinery. While at an academic conference in Tokyo, he contacts the KGB station chief and tells him he wants to defect. He tantalizes the Russians with U.S. military secrets he claims to possess, but is his defection genuine? Neither the Russians nor the Americans are sure and Lewinter is swept up in a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery. Each side struggles to anticipate its opponents next move and the superpowers are locked in a deadly contest that exploits friendships, destroys loyalties, and manipulates human beings as expendable pawns. Deft and dazzlingly plotted, this is the book that introduced Robert Littell—the opening shot of a brilliant career.

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ISBN
978-1-58567-388-9
Publisher
Overlook Press


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Reviewed on January 15, 2003

Littell is still hot with the success of his recent title The Company, but this espionage novel dates back to 1990. It tells the story...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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