{"product_id":"the-terminal-spy-alan-s-cowell-9780767928168","title":"The Terminal Spy: After sipping tea in a London hotel, Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer and vocal foe of the Kremlin, fell ill","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A story that is at once a real-life thriller and an immensely sinister cautionary tale about the new Russia.\"--\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this breathtaking true crime narrative, an award-winning journalist exposes the troubling truth behind the world's first act of nuclear terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London's Millennium Hotel. Hours later, the Russian émigré and former intelligence officer, who was sharply critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin, fell ill and within days was rushed to the hospital. Fatally poisoned by a rare radioactive isotope slipped into his drink, Litvinenko issued a dramatic deathbed statement accusing Putin himself of engineering his murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho was Alexander Litvinenko? What had happened in Russia since the end of the Cold War to make his life there untenable? And how did he really die? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe life of Alexander Litvinenko culminated in an event that rang alarm bells among Western governments at the ease with which radioactive materials were deployed in a major Western capital to commit a unique crime. It also evoked a wide range of other issues: Russia's lurch to authoritarianism, the return of the KGB to the Kremlin, the perils of a new Cold War driven by the oil riches of Russia and Vladimir Putin's thirst for power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan S. Cowell, former London Bureau Chief of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, has written the definitive story of this assassination and the profound international implications of this first act of nuclear terrorism. A masterful work of investigative reporting, \u003ci\u003eThe Terminal Spy \u003c\/i\u003eoffers unprecedented insight into one of the most chilling true stories of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan S. Cowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767928164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767928168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 6.50w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 28","brand":"Alan S. Cowell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947126227199,"sku":"9780767928168","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_56cbad0b-6ac5-4a3b-bb72-0ca62556715f.jpg?v=1681516871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-terminal-spy-alan-s-cowell-9780767928168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}