The terminal spy
Subtitle: a true story of espionage, betrayal, and murder
By: Alan S. Cowell.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780385523554
Subjects: Litvinenko, Alexander, -- 1962-2006; Federalʹnai︠a︡ sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossii; Spies -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography; Dissenters -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography; Political crimes and offenses -- Russia (Federation); Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Genres: Biography.
Description: Fatally poisoned by a rare radioactive isotope slipped into his drink, Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko issued a dramatic deathbed statement accusing Russian president Vladimir Putin himself of engineering his murder. Alan S. Cowell, then London Bureau Chief of the "New York Times," who covered the story from its inception, has written the definitive story of this assassination and of the profound international implications of this first act of nuclear terrorism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-432).
Table of contents: title: Broken homes, broken empire; title: Poor man, rich man; title: Acolytes; title: Renegade; title: War stories; title: From Russia with stealth; title: Siloviki; title: Gilded exiles; title: Crown protection; title: A rolodex to die for; title: Poison and PR; title: Invisible assassin; title: The polonium trail; title: Hit men or fall-guys?; title: Putin's doppelgänger.