The Defection of A. J. Lewinter (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

A.J. Lewinter is a scientist with a specialty in ceramics, working at MIT on a project about ceramic nosecones for ballistic missiles, and as the book opens, in Japan for a conference. After spending some time at a Noh theater performance, he goes to the Russian Embassy, where he makes it known t...

from bezoar44

An uneven spy thriller, but thanks to its careful construction, still above average. An American scientist defects to the Soviets; both American and Soviet intelligence analysts work to decide how to respond. The first half of the book is a farce that asks who's fooling whom. The story is baroque...

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Mr. Lewinter defects to Russia during the Cold War. But the Americans want the Russians to think he is a plant, and the Russians want the Americans to think they know he is a plant... Nicely done1

from Neilsantos

This is subtitled "a novel of duplicity" and it sure is. The notion is an American scientist defects to the USSR. The question is, is this a good thing or a bad thing, and who is it good for and who is it bad for? The double, triple and quadruple blinds as to the legitimacy of the defection are d...