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The Defector : a novel / Chris Hadfield.

Summary:

"Israel, October 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. NASA Flight Controller and former top US 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. The 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 needs to 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."-- Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781039005402
  • Physical Description: 354 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Random House Canada, 2023.
Subject: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Fiction.
Israel-Arab War, 1973 > Fiction.
Test pilots > Fiction.
MiG-25 (Jet fighter plane) > Fiction.
Defectors > United States > Fiction.
United States > Relations > Soviet Union > Fiction.
Soviet Union > Relations > United States > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 25 of 36 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McBride & District Public Library. (Show)
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Holds

  • 1 current hold with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
McBride Fic Had (Text) 35191000381406 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch HAD (Text) 33923006607257 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Beaver Valley Public Library F HAD (Text) 35144000260054 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Burns Lake Public Library AF HAD (Text)
Donation: 2024
35198000770637 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-07-03
Castlegar Public Library FIC HAD (Text) 35146002349694 Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-22
Chetwynd Public Library FIC HAD (Text) 35222001123206 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Creston Public Library FIC HAD (Text)
Acquisition Type: New
35140100126492 Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-13
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library F HAD (Text) DCL177122 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fernie Heritage Library FIC HAD (Text) 35136000631375 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-11
Fort Nelson Public Library HAD (Text) 35246001083045 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -


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