Another review - this one just came out
On November 1st 2006 a man is assassinated in broad daylight in Central London. Add to the facts that this man was a Russian defector, former KGB and that the murder weapon used was a little known radioactive substance and you might think you’ve stumbled into a Le Carre spy novel, but this isn’t fiction.
From his death bed Alexander Litvinenko charged the Kremlin with his murder and Cowell - the then bureau chief for the New York Times in London - lays out all the major suspects in and outside of Russia during the turbulent times of the collapse of the Soviet Union when Moscow resembled the wild west. He charts the twin careers of Vladimir Putin and Litvinenko – whom he gives us warts and all - and most chillingly details the first known act of nuclear terrorism on British soil.
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it's a great book; i urge all of you to read it! so you'll be in the know when johnny depp makes the movie...
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