What will you do, when it's you or them? This is the dilemma at the heart of The Defector - can 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. And soon Cormac is running from more than his past, he's running from the most dangerous game he will ever play. When he runs into the arms of his ex-girlfriend - and his only real love - even the wide open spaces of the ocean may not be a big enough place to hide. The Defector is a suspense thriller with a psychological twist, and a finale that ranks with the all-time classic sea adventures - read the opening chapters in the sample. Reviews for The Defector. '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. '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. 'Compelling, hard to put down but not for the squeamish or faint-hearted.' CityMix Auckland. '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.