A very expensive poison : the definitive story of the murder of Litvinenko and Russia's war with the West
Harding, Luke, 1968-2016
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1 November 2006. Alexander Litvinenko is brazenly poisoned in central London. 22 days later he dies, killed from the inside. The poison? Polonium; a rare, lethal and highly radioactive substance. His crime? He had made some powerful enemies in Russia. Based on the best part of a decade's reporting, as well as extensive interviews with those closest to the events (including the murder suspects), and access to trial evidence, this book presents the inside story of the life and death of Litvinenko. Harding traces the journey of the nuclear poison across London, from hotel room to nightclub, assassin to victim; it is a deadly trail that seemingly leads back to the Russian state itself.
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Author:
Harding, Luke, 1968-, author
Imprint:
London : Guardian Books, 2016.
Collation:
1 online resource (424 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2016.Includes index.Description based on print version record.
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ISBN:
9781783350957 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
327.1247
Language:
English
Subject:
Litvinenko, Alexander, 1962-2006Litvinenko, Alexander, 1962-2006 -- Death and burialDissenters -- Russia (Federation)Spies -- Russia (Federation)Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 21st centuryPolitics and GovernmentRussiac 2000 to c 2009True crimeCrime & criminologyPolitics & government
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171260
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