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The Umbrella Murder

By Ulrik Skotte

The Umbrella Murder

By Ulrik Skotte

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'This masterly investigation ... exposes an assassin worthy of James Bond' -Observer, Book of the Week London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new information about a man alleged to be responsible for Markov's death - a spy code-named Piccadilly who worked for the Bulgarian secret service. This meeting launched Skotte into a hunt for the killer lasting more than a quarter of a century, bringing him face to face with eccentric conspiracy theorists, a washed-up former dictator, ageing Danish spooks - and, ultimately, with Agent Piccadilly himself. Drawing on an incredible cache of original documents, interviews and archive material, The Umbrella Murder provides jaw-dropping answers to questions that have persisted for nearly five decades: who killed Georgi Markov? And who has been protecting the assassin ever since?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2024-07-11
Publication Date:
2024-07-11
Publisher:
Penguin Random House UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0753560178
ISBN13:
9780753560174
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
432 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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