A very expensive poison : the definitive story of the murder of Litvinenko and Russia's threat to the West

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A very expensive poison : the definitive story of the murder of Litvinenko and Russia's threat to the West

Title remainder

the definitive story of the murder of Litvinenko and Russia's threat to the West

Statement of responsibility

Luke Harding

Creator

• Harding, Luke, 1968-

Subject

• Dissenters -- Russia (Federation)
• Litvinenko, Alexander, 1962-2006 -- Death
• Murder -- Investigation -- England | London -- History -- 21st century
• Politics and Government
• Spies -- Russia (Federation)

Language

eng

Summary

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 Alexander 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

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 327.1'247
• 327.1247

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction