{"product_id":"the-umbrella-murder-ulrik-skotte-9780753560181","title":"The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Notorious Cold War Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003e'A masterly investigation ... exposes an assassin worthy of James Bond' -\u003ci\u003eObserver, Book of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new information about a man alleged to be responsible for Markov's death - a spy code-named Piccadilly who worked for the Bulgarian secret service. This meeting launched Skotte into a hunt for the killer lasting more than a quarter of a century, bringing him face to face with eccentric conspiracy theorists, a washed-up former dictator, ageing Danish spooks - and, ultimately, with Agent Piccadilly himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on an incredible cache of original documents, interviews and archive material, \u003ci\u003eThe Umbrella Murder\u003c\/i\u003e provides jaw-dropping answers to questions that have persisted for nearly five decades: who killed Georgi Markov? And who has been protecting the assassin ever since?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulrik Skotte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0753560186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780753560181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Ulrik Skotte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974505222399,"sku":"9780753560181","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bbbf583-798d-449c-afed-3f9fbb2b6244.jpg?v=1750875230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-umbrella-murder-ulrik-skotte-9780753560181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}