The Defector (Hadfield novel)

Summary

The Defector is a 2023 alternate history, thriller novel by Canadian retired astronaut and writer Chris Hadfield. It was first published in October 2023 in the United States by Little, Brown and Company, and in the United Kingdom by Quercus. The book is Hadfield's second novel in his Apollo Murders series, the first being The Apollo Murders in 2021, and followed later by Final Orbit in 2025.