The Umbrella Murder wer. angielska

Explore the gripping true account of the most legendary Cold War espionage assassination, ideal for admirers of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming, and John Le Carre's novels. In London, 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian dissident in exile, meets a mysterious end on Waterloo Bridge, seemingly at the hands of a poison-infused umbrella. This incident soon becomes one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the Cold War era.Years afterward, a young journalist named Ulrik Skotte is approached with groundbreaking information implicating a mysterious figure codenamed Piccadilly, suspected of orchestrating Markov’s murder on behalf of the Bulgarian secret service. Skotte embarks on a relentless pursuit that stretches over 25 years, during which he encounters colorful conspiracy theorists, a toppled dictator past his prime, aging Danish spies, and eventually, comes face to face with the elusive Agent Piccadilly himself."The Umbrella Murder" delves into a trove of authentic documents, interviews, and archival material, unraveling startling revelations about the long-standing mystery: Who was behind Georgi Markov's assassination? And who has shielded the culprit all these years?