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The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Notorious Cold War Killer

By Ulrik Skotte
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By Ulrik Skotte
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In 1978 the Bulgarian author and dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated by a poisoned umbrella on Waterloo Bridge in London. His murder is the most iconic killing in almost five decades of the Cold War, and no one has ever been prosecuted for it.

The Umbrella Murder reveals the real architect and hit man behind this spectacular killing: a spy code-named Piccadilly who worked for the Bulgarian secret service and the KGB, who has been hiding for more than forty years.

Written as a modern-day...

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HistoryCurrent Affairs & PoliticsRussian & Soviet HistoryDiplomacy & International RelationsUnited States History1917-1991 (Soviet Union) - History20th Century United States History - 1945 to 2000Soviet History - Political AspectsInternational Relations - General & Miscellaneous20th Century American History - Cold War