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"Gripping. . . . The case against Mr. Putin, his intelligence agencies and their hitmen was built gradually over the years, by detective work and intelligence. As set out by Mr. Harding in this book, it arouses a demonic fascination. . . .Mr. Harding ranges widely, far beyond the Litvinenko case, in A Very Expensive Poison. . . . Presidents who sup with Vladimir Putin should bring a very long spoon indeed." --Daniel Johnson, The Wall Street Journal
"Harding is a great journalist. . . . His work is precious. . . . With experience and lucidity, he helps us to understand that we must be vigilant and always ready to guard the most precious asset of all, not a gift but a right: freedom." --Roberto Saviano, l'Espresso "Drawing on interviews, original reportage, and a British public inquiry, Harding reiterates the inquiry's findings: Litvinenko was the victim of a political assassination that was indistinguishable from a gangland hit. . . . Harding suitably conveys the shocking, violent, and tragic story of a man whose murder has gone unpunished." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Harding's exposé, shortlisted for the CWA Nonfiction Dagger Award, could not be more chilling or timely. . . . A devastating and disturbing must-read." - Booklist "A chilling look at the Putin regime's murderous suppression of its critics. . . . In this fast-paced book, Harding, who was expelled from the Kremlin while serving as the Guardian's Moscow bureau chief, covers all the bases while exposing the weakness and accommodationism of the now-departed British leadership. Hard-hitting and timely given Russia's continued sway in international politics as well as its documented influence over an incoming American administration that is also hostile to the press." - Kirkus "Extraordinarily pacy...one of the best political thrillers I have come across in years." - The Evening StandardLuke Harding is an award-winning foreign correspondent with The Guardian. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Guardian's Moscow bureau chief; the Kremlin expelled him from the country in the first case of its kind since the Cold War.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A true story of murder and conspiracy that points directly to Vladimir Putin, by The Guardians former Moscow bureau chief and author of The Snowden Files and CollusionOn November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death? Poloniuma rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance. Here Luke Harding unspools a real-life political assassination storycomplete with KGB, CIA, MI6, and Russian mobsters. He shows how Litvinenkos murder foreshadowed the killings of other Kremlin critics, from Washington, DC, to Moscow, and how these are tied to Russias current misadventures in Ukraine and Syria. In doing so, he becomes a target himself and unearths a chain of corruption and death leading straight to Vladimir Putin. From his investigations of the downing of flight MH17 to the Panama Papers, Harding sheds a terrifying light on Russias fracturing relationship with the West. -A Vintage Books original---Title page verso. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781101973998
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