'An excellent drug-smuggling thriller.' The Bookseller

'This is a remarkable thriller - chillingly violent, full of tension and with a very original ending.' Publishing News

Will Martin Cormac turn his back on his ruthless past as a dealer, a major city player, and do the right thing?

Not when he's looking for answers in a succession of sleazy dives...
One night, Cormac gets caught trying to chat up the bar owner's girlfriend and soon needs rescuing. Unfortunately, his white knight is anything but - Janac's a big-time drug baron with a psychotic urge to test people to the limit, and if possible... over it.

Soon, Cormac is running from more than his past, he's running from the most dangerous game he will ever play.

The Defector was a #1 Thriller on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de.

This is what people said about the Random House and HarperCollins editions:

'New British fiction writer Mark Chisnell will have to go a long way to top his debut.' Bristol Observer

'A fabulous and brilliantly written story.' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

And from the book blogs:
'I really enjoyed this book, it's a tense action thriller with a great psychological edge.' Booked Up
'Well plotted and as smoothly written as anything else I've read lately.' Kindle Obsessed
'If you're a fan of fast-paced psychological thrillers, you'll love The Defector.' JulieW8.com
'I finished the book over an hour ago and my stomach is still in a small knot. Decompression could take a while.' Let's Book It
'It was a pleasure to read a thriller in which some of the conflict was physical, some romantic, and some took place on the battlefield of competing philosophies.' Reading Review

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• Crime, Thriller & MysteryThrillersEspionage

• Publication Date: September 22, 1996
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
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• Print Length: 323 Pages
• File Size: 17 KB