The umbrella murder: the hunt for the Cold War's most notorious killer
"London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. Many 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. Drawing on an incredible cache of original documents, interviews and archive material, The Umbrella Murder 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?"--Publisher's description |
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CONTENTS Cast of Characters. ix Prologue. 1 PART ONE - WATERLOO BRIDGE Franco. 5 2 An Unexplained Death. 13 3 The Italian. 30 4 Breakthrough. 41 5 Mistaken Identity. 48 6 Jakobsen. 58 7 The Guest.65 8 Ά Pleasant Young Man'. . . 78 9 An Unidentified Substance. 84 10 Laboratory 12. 88 11 Decision. 93 12 Sofia. 102 13 Georgi. 109 14 Todorov. . 117 15 Dissent. 122 16 Big
Brother. 128 17 The Hunting Rifle. 136 18 Zhivkov. 145 19 The Coffee Cup. 153 1
PART TWO - THE ARCHIVE 21 The Call. 161 Helene. 168 22 Bent. 174 23 The Box. 20 'Deep Throat'. 207 25 The Last Supper. 214 24 PART THREE - MANHUNT 26 The Team.223 27 Loose Ends. 228 28 Hanne. 234 29 Salvini. 238 30 Closing the Circle. 242 31 25 33 A Fresh Lead. Cummings. 260 Valentina. 263 34 Valentina 2.0. 268 35 A Giant Penis. 36 The
End. 278 37 Wels. 282 38 Medals. 291 32 An End, A Beginning. 301 A Note on Sources. 305 References. 307 Acknowledgements. 311 Index. 313 About the Author. 324 271
INDEX Anders (The Umbrella Murder cameraman) ix character 227, 278 Gullino interview and 281, 282, 283-6, 288, 289, 291, 301 joins The Umbrella Murder team 227 Salvini interview and 238 The Umbrella Murder broadcast and 303 Andropov, Yuri x, 139 Antik-Möbel-Hesz, Wels 274, 276 Assistens cemetery, Copenhagen 224-5, 24δ, 294-5 Avanguardia Nazionale 198 Balcombe Street Siege (1975) 13 Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura bombing, Piazza Fontana, Milan (1969) 203, 207, 211 Bandera, Stepan 91 BBC 27, 45 World Service 15,17,18, 27, 131-2 Beria, Lavrentiy 90 Berlin Wall, fall of (1989) 45, 118 Bird, Christopher Gullino interview 46—7, 48—57, 82, 230, 252, 294 Scotland Yard investigation into Markov's death, leads xi, 45—7 Bistritsa, Palace of 122 Black Army 203, 204, 207, 238 Bobchev, Vladimir 27 Bow Street police station, London 13, 21, 25 Britain 86 BBC World Service, Markov's work for 15,17,18, 27,131—2 British intelligence, Markov and 120-1,130,134,150 cast of characters in xi Gullino in 156, 191,193,197, 248-9, 252, 253, 294 Markov's murder in 13—29, 138 Markov's political asylum in 131-2 Porton Down investigation into Markov murder see Porton Down Salisbury poisoning (2018) 161-5 Scotland Yard investigation into Markov murder see Nevill, Jim and Scotland Yard security services see individual security service name Bulgaria Berlin Wall, fall of and 45 cast of characters in x 313
The Umbrella Murder communist republic, origins of 110—11 Gullino in see Gullino, Francesco intelligence service. See State Security Service Markov and see Markov, Georgi Markov murder investigation within 45, 46 monarchy abolished ill non-returnees 131—2 Prague Spring and 123—4 red aristocracy 113—14 Second World War and 109—10 Soviet Union and see Soviet Union The Umbrella Murder (film) team visits see The Umbrella Murder Zhivkov and see Zhivkov, Todor See also individual place name Bulgarian Liberation Movement 16 Bulgarian Social Democratic Party 16 Bulgarian Social Democratic Union 16 Bulgarian Writers' Union 109—10, 112—14,12° Bush House, London 17,18, 23 Café Sebastopol, Copenhagen 5, 65, 94,156,157,194, 304 Cavallo, Luigi 198—200 CIA 1, 71 Markov murder and 59,103—4, 150 PET and 242 Radio Free Europe and 133, 260 Cignaroli, Giambettino 269, 270 Citizens' House, Copenhagen 65 communism Bulgaria and 16, 27, 41, 45, 46, 61, 99,104, 107, no, 111,114, 117,120,125,126, 129,131, 145, 151, 271 Gullino and 99, 293 Italy and 197—8, 199, 211—12 Russian 90 Communist Party, Bulgarian 41, 61, no, 129,146,151 Communist Party, Italian 198 Compton, Rufus xi Cook, Robin 253 Copenhagen. See individual place name Copenhagen City Court 230 Copenhagen Municipal Court 63 Crompton, Dr Rufus 18—19, 20 Cummings, Richard 260—2 curare 89, 91 Curran, Charles 132 cyanide 21, 90, 91 Dagbladet Information 176 Daily Mirror 26 Daily Telegraph 24, 26 Damkjær, Ole 177 Danish Film Institute 169, 208 Danish Penal Code 57 'Deep Throat' 206, 209, 212, 213, 219, 228, 241 ЗИ
Index Denmark 6, 8, 35—6, 39—40, 46, 56 cast of characters in ix Gullino career as Bulgarian spy in 251 Gullino first arrives in 83—4, 247-8, 294 intelligence agency see Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) The Umbrella Murder (film) first shown in 303 Dexel, Klaus 260—2, 272 digitoxin 91 dimethyl sulphate 91 Dimitrov, Georgi 117 Dinesen, Poul Erik ('Jimmy') ix Gullino interview 37—40, 48, 52, 56, 57, 75 search for 230—1, 243—5 Skotte interview with 245—6 DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) 65, 226 Skotte joins 5, 6, 10,11 Skotte promoted 153, 164 Skotte researches Markov murder in 31, 76 East Germany 105,156 Evening Standard 26 FIAT, Turin 199 First World War (1914—18) 19, 85 Foreign Office, British 28, 44 Fotev, Christo x, 109 Frederik (The Umbrella Murder director) ix, 237, 263 Dinesen interview and 244 editing of The Umbrella Murder and 303 as emotional heart of filming team 278 Gullino interview and 28g, 301 Gullino search and 234, 272, 275, 276, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285-6, 289 joins The Umbrella Murder team 226 Sofia, visits with The Umbrella Murder team 246, 247 Gall, David xi, 20—1, 25, 84—7, 92 Genkovski, Colonel Micho 247—8, 294-6 Georgieff, Georgi Novev ('Novev') 253-5 Gladio network xi, 200, 203, 207, 240 Golubev, Sergei x, 139—43 Grey Wolves 150 Guardian 26,177 Gullino, Francesco ix arrested for smuggling in Bulgaria 79—80, 201—2, 254 art dealer 35-6, 38, 39, 47, 48, 49' 5°' 55' 5θ' 6o, 62, 68, 69, 73' 77' 94' ИЗ-180-3,189' 198, 233, 249, 261, 265, 268, 269, 270 Assistens cemetery dead drop 224-5, 248, 294-5 Bent on 174—86 Bird and Kemp interview
48-57' 75' 82, 230, 252, 294 birth and background 195 315
The Umbrella Murder British failure to apprehend 252-3 Bulgarian State Security Service recruit 54—5, 80—3, 99, 211, 212, 225 Bulgarian State Security Service training 82—3 Cavallo and 198—200 childhood 195—7 Copenhagen, career as Bulgarian State Security Service spy in 83, 202, 211, 229-31, 242-52, 294-6, 299 Cummings documentary and 260-2 Danish citizenship 251 Danish intelligence and see Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) dead drops 82, 224—5, 248, 294 declaration of loyalty to Bulgarian State Security Service 82 Denmark, career as a spy begins in 247-53 diaries 189 double agent 99,130,156 fascism and 6g, 70, 73, 99,126, 155, 178-9,189, 197,198-9, 202—4, 210, 228, 241, 293 finances 39,188—9 Franco Invernizzi, relationship with see Invernizzi, Franco handlers 82—3, 202, 211, 247—51, 294, 296, 299 Hanne With murder 235—7, 264, 299 316 Helene Invernizzi and see Invernizzi, Helene Italian intelligence and 99,155, 156,197, 211-13, 225, 238, 241, 243, 263 Italian neo-fascist groups and 198—206, 207—8, 20g, 212, 228, гдз Karlovy Vary and 183, 263—4, 270, 274 lawyer see Jakobsen, Jprgen Lockerbie bombing (ig88) and 192-3 London, in 4g—52, ig2—3, 248, 249 Mafia and 34, 183, 203, 225, 228, 263 Markov murder, proof of involvement in 253—5 media interest in 176—8 Mein Kampf, copies of 70,178, 180,18g Mondial Import-Export and 202—4, 2g4 money laundering 182,183, 228 'Piccadilly codename 46, 55—7, 82, 246—7, 248, 24g, 252, 253, 254, 255, 2g6 'Piccadilly files', Bulgarian State Security Service and 246—55, 2g6 Pope, attack on (ig8i) and i4g-5O, 194 Salvini interview and 238—41
Skotte asks Invernizzi for meeting with 75-7, дз, g4, gg, 156-7
Index Gullino background, similarities with 35, 58, 250 Gullino film, plans for g, 60—1, 64, 67, 71-2, 74, 75, gg, 100, ιοί, 154,158, 16g—73,175-6, 178-86, 208, 210 Gullino interview with Skotte and 288, 28g, 2gi-3, 2g5, 301 Gullino moves in with 64, θ5-75, 93 Gullino moves out of house Skotte begins to investigate 75—7 Skotte interview with 287—300, 301 Skotte search for 220, 223—7 'sleeper' agents 24g Speranzoni and see Speranzoni, Andrea The Umbrella Murder (film) and see Umbrella Murder, The (film) Turkey, moves to 201—2 Wels, Austria, moves to 256—7, 25g, 261, 262, 276, 281, 282-300, 301 women and/sex life 38, 68—g, 70, 73,17g, 183-4, 190,195, 200-1, 204, 235-7, 263, 264, 265, 266, 28g, 2gg 93 'Gullino sickness' 155—6 Gullino turns to after Scotland Yard interview 37—40, 54—5, 57, 58-60 Gullino State Security Service file and 250 Jakobsen and 61—4 Paraplymordet documentary and 214, 215 Salisbury murder inspires Skotte to re-establish contact with 163—4,165—6 Skotte admiration for 223 Skotte considers leaving project of g8—100 Skotte first meets 5—12, 30—40 Skotte investigates research of 187-206, 207-13, 231—3, 264, 266—7, 275, 278—9 Skotte promised meeting with Gullino by 75-7, 93, 94, дд, 156-7 Skotte splits with 156—7 Skotte treats with deference and respect 154 Hallin, Jens 236—7 Hamilton, John 171—2 Hanway, Jonas 23 Hesz, Jürgen 274—6, 280 Hitler, Adolf 20, 70,180 Home Office xi, 18,131 Invernizzi, Franco ix Bent Staalhpj and see Staalhpj, Bent birth and background 8 Bulgaria, travels to with Skotte 100—1,102—7,117—21,128,130, 136—8,143,144,146—8,151 death
157,166-7,168-73,185~7, 213, 214-20, 225, 264, 301, 303-4 Danish Film Institute grant 16g, 208 317
The Umbrella Murder Journalist's Club, Sofia 109—10, Speranzoni and xi, 208—13, 228-9, 240, 241, 3°5 surveillance of 94—6 "The Italian" and 30—40, 47 The Umbrella Murder (film) and 112-13 Kalugin, Oleg x, 138—43 Kaplan, Fanya 88—9 Karayotov, Bogdan x, 46, 55—6, ЗОЭ-4 Todorov interview and 117—21 wife see Invernizzi, Helene Invernizzi, Helene ix, 8, 30, 54, 55 death of husband and 168—73, 214—16, 218 Gullino and 66—71, 93 papers of husband and 166,167, 168—73,174/ 175, ιθθ/ 2O5 Paraplymordet and 214—16 Speranzoni and 208, 209, 213 Irish Republican Army (IRA) 13, 18 Italy Anni di Piombo, or Tears of Lead' xi, 198, 207, 240 Banca Nazionale dell'AgricoItura bombing, Milan (1969) 203, 207, 211 cast of characters in xi communism in 197—8, 199, 211-12 intelligence agencies in 99,155, 156, 197, 211—13, 225, 238, 241, 243, 263 Mussolini and 70,178, 198, 203 neo-fascist groups in 198—206, 207—8, 209, 212, 228, 293 253-4 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 183, 263—4, 270, 274 Kemp, David xi, 45—7, 48, 54, 57, 82, 230, 252, 294 KGB cast of characters in x Kalugin outlines involvement in Markov murder 138—43, 251 Laboratory 12 and 90—2, 140, 142-З Markov and 1,10, 66, 90—2, 104, 138-43, 251 mokroye delo ('wet jobs') 90—2 Spetsbureau 13 ('Department of Wet Jobs') 90—2 Khokhlov, Nikolai 91 Kpbenhavns Politigârd, Copenhagen (police headquarters) 39, 46 Konstantinov, Dr Ljubomir 'Lubo' x, 41—2,141,142 Kostov, Vladimir x, 24—6, 29, 42, 84, 86, 133 Kotsev, Vasil 249 Krueleva, Any 107 Kryuchkov, Vladimir 138—9 Kutepov, Alexander 90 Jakobsen, Jorgen ix, 61—6, 71—2, 73/ 75/177/ 191-З John Paul II,
Pope 149—50, 194 Lakoba, Nestor 90 Lapusnyik, Beal 91 318
Index Gullino and 34,183, 225, 228, 263 Mairanovsky, Grigory ('Dr Death') 90—1 Markov (née Dilke), Annabel xi, 18, 28, 43, 44, 45,133 Markov, Georgi ix, x, xi articles for satirical newspaper, writes 112 Assassination in a Dead End 126 BBC World Service, works for 15,17, 131, 132 Between Night and Day 112 41-7 Lubyanka Prison, Moscow 91 birth and background 110—11 Lukas (The Umbrella Murder BMW 113,120,128, 201 Britain, arrives in 131 researcher) ix, 237 character 278 Bulgarian intelligence and Dinesen interview and 230, 231, 119—20,128—9 243, 244 Bulgarian Writers' Union, Gullino calls before death 302 elected as full member of 109—10,112—13 Gullino interview and 289, 290, burial 28—9 291, 299, 3°°- З01 coroner's inquest 43 Gullino search and 233, 234, death 1—2,10,14-28,138—43 248, 259, 263, 264, 265—6, 267, . Deutsche Welle, works for 132 268—70, 272, 273-6, 279-80, divorce 132 281, 282, 283, 284 first attempt on life of 141 Invernizzi's boxes and 231 Gullino kills see Gullino, joins The Umbrella Murder Francesco team 223—5, 226 internal exile, feeling of 112 Salvini interview and 229 I Was Him 126—7 Sofia, visits with The Umbrella jailed ill Murder team 246, 247 Kalugin outlines plot to murder The Umbrella Murder editing and 303 138-4З leaves Bulgaria 126—7,131 Let's Go Under the Rainbow Mafia 124—6 Black Army and 203 Lenin, Vladimir 88—90,117 Lirkov, Todor 15 Lockerbie bombing (1988) 192—3 London cast of characters in xi Gullino in 49—52,192—3, 248, 249 Markov life in 120,130—3,138, 141 Markov murder in 1—2,10, 13-29,143, 251, 254 Markov murder investigation in 319
The Umbrella Murder marries 133 see also Markov (née Dilke), Annabel Men 112 MI5 and 120, 130—1 'My Meetings with Todor Zhivkov', Radio Free Europe 133-4 ‘non-returnee‘ 131—2 'red aristocracy' and 113—14 national sainthood 271 Nevill investigation into murder of see Nevill, Jim origins of plot to kill 42 passport 120 pellet used to kill displayed in 'Black Museum' 45 political asylum in Britain, applies for 131 Porton Down investigation into murder of see Porton Down post-mortem 14, 18—19 second attempt on life of 141—2 Skitnik 'The Tramp' 131—2 statue of, Sofia 271 The Right Honourable Chimpanzee 16 The Victors of Ajax 112 third attempt on life of 142—3 tried in absentia, Sofia City Court 132 tuberculosis 111—12 Zhivkov and 114—16,119, 120, 121,122—7, 129, 133-5« 138—41, 143« 149-52, 260 Markov, Ivan ill Markov, Nikola 41 320 Markov, Sasha 133 Masonic lodges 203—4, 238 media, Markov murder and 22, 23, 26, 27, 33, 43, 44, 45 Metropolitan Police 13 MI5 1, 29, 32,120,130-1,134 MI6 134, 161—2, 242 Mpller, Pia Birgitta ix, 37—40, 47, 52' 23° Mondial Import-Export 202—4, 294 Mussolini, Benito 70,178,198, 203 mustard gas 91 NATO 200, 207, 251 Nehring, Christopher 246 Nevill, Jim xi, 87, 213, 214 appearance 13 background 13—14 Balcombe Street Siege and 13-14 Bulgarian state, search for verifiable link between Georgi Markov's death and 28—9 Bush House, sends team of policemen to 23 coroner's inquest evidence and 43 failure of investigation 29, 32 heart bypass surgery 44 identity parade, Munich 42, 43 investigation, first day of 13—19, 22 Kostov interview and 24—5 Lubo interview
41—2
Index Markov burial and 29 media and 23, 26—7, 43 murder weapon and 29 photo-fit of suspect and 25, 29 post-mortem on Markov's body and 14,18—19, 21 press conference 26—7 retires 45 Stantshulov interview 42, 43 taxi driver, search for 24 team disbanded 44 9/1119З Novichok 163 Oggins, Cy 91 Ordine Nuovo 198, 202—4, 207, 209, 212, 228, 293 Outlook 176 Palme, Olof 155 Palmessjukdom ('Palme sickness') 155 Panorama 45 'Piccadilly codename 46, 55—7, 82, 246-7, 248, 249, 252, 253, 254, 255, 296 'Piccadilly files', Bulgarian State Security Service 246—55, 296 Pinelli, Giuseppe 203 Plevneliev, Rosen 271 Police Intelligence Service 63 Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) 94,104 Dinesen interview 245—6 Dinesen, search for 230—1, 243-5 failure to apprehend Gullino 251-З Gullino interview with Scotland Yard and 37-40, 48, 52, 56, 57, θ3 75 230 Porton Down, Ministry of Defence Chemical Defence Establishment (CDE) xi British serviceman dies at 20 Kostov flesh analysis 25—6, 84—6 Markov flesh analysis 19—22, 29, 32, 84-7 origins of 19—20 ricin, Gall finds 84—7, 92 Skripal poisoning and 162, 163 Prague Spring (1968) 123—4 Priore, Rosario 211 Propaganda Due, or P2 204 Radio Free Europe 133—4, ^^ 260 Rauti, Pino 202—3 Rebet, Lev 91 'Red Terror' 89 ricin 21—2, 85—7, 91—2,133, 140, 142-3, 229, 268 Rifkind, Malcolm 253 Rigsarkivet (Danish national archive) 230 Rikke (photographer in Bulgaria) X, 106, 246 Todorov interview and 107, 117, 119,121, 130 Zhivkov interview and 136,137, 143, 144,148,151 Round Tower, Copenhagen 248 32i
The Umbrella Murder Solzhenitsyn, Alexander 91 Soviet Union 27, 61 Bandera murder and 91 cast of characters in x collapse of (1989) 151 Kutepov murder and 90 Laboratory 12 90—2,140,142—3 Lakoba murder and 90 Lapusnyik murder and 91 Markov murder and 90—2, 138-43, 150 mokroye delo ('wet jobs') 90—2 Prague Spring 123—4 Rebet murder and 91 Salus murder and 91 Solzhenitsyn murder and 91 'Special Room'/'Special Bureau'/'Special Cabinet' (first poison laboratory) 89—90 state directed poison assassinations, origins of in 88-92 Zhivkov and 133—4,139 Sparwasser, Jürgen 105 Speranzoni, Andrea xi, 208—13, Russia Civil War (1917—22) 90 Salisbury poisoning (2018) and 161-5 Salisbury poisoning (2018) 161-5 Salus, Wolfgang 91 Salvini, Guido xi, 207—8, 228—9, 238-41 Scargill, Arthur 27 Scotland Yard xi, 13, 32, 40—2, 44—7, 55. See also Nevill, Jim Second World War (1939—45) 20, 36, 61, 70, 90, 91, 109—11, 168, 195 Skripal, Sergei ('Forthwith') 161-5 Skripal, Yulia 162, 165 Slaget от Byggeren ('Battle of the Builder') 176 socialism 80, 81—2, 83, 88,111,117, 118, 138, 211-12 Socialist Revolutionaries 88—9 Sofia, Bulgaria x, 28, 41 Golubev in 140,142,143 Gullino in 79, 82 Markov statue in 271 'Piccadilly' case files in 246—55, 296 Scotland Yard investigation travels to 45—6 The Umbrella Murder team first visit 101, 102—10,117—21, 128-31,134-7,143-4,146-52, 246—8 Sogno, Edgardo 199 228-9, 240' 241, 3°5 Staalhpj, Bent ix, 173,174—86, 213, ; 214, 215, 250, 305 !Stalin, Joseph 90,104—5, n4 i Stantshulov, Dr 42 ! State Security Service (Bulgarian intelligence service) 27, 94, 106, 143 First Main
Directorate 80, 249 Gullino and 54—5, 80—3, 99, 104,155, 211, 212, 225, 229—30, 246, 249, 253-5, 263- 296, 298 322
Index KGB and 138-9,141 Markov and 114,119,120, 121, 128-9,13L 138 stop operation 23 Stoyanov, Dimitar 138, 139, 143 Stuck, Franz: 'Salome' 261 Sun 27 Tatarchev, Ivan 253 thallium 91 Thatcher, Margaret 26 Todorov, General Vlado 120 Todorov, Kalin x, 107,117—21, 128-30,134,143 Trotsky, Leon 91 TV2 176,177 Umbrella Murder, The (film) Gullino, search for 233, 234—6, 256-90 Invernizzi's papers, investigation of 231—3 interviews see individual interviewee name investigation divided into three parts 228—32 'Piccadilly case files, investigation of 246—55 release of 303 response to 303 team 223—7 With murder and 235—7 Viktoria (translator in Bulgaria) x, 106, 246 Todorov interview and 117,120 Zhivkov interview and 136, 137, 143,144, 146,147-8,149, 150, 151 Wels, Austria 261-2, 270, 273—4, 275, 276, 279-80, 282-300, 301-2 West Germany 105, 141 With, Hanne 235-7, 264, 299 World Cup (1974) 105 (1998) 15З Zhelev, Zhelyu 45 Zhivkov, Ludmilla 123 Zhivkov, Todor ('Number One') x, 104 fall from power 45, 145—6 house arrest 129,145—6,151 interview with 145—52 Markov friendship with 114—16, 117—21,122—6,129,133—4, 150 Markov murder and 138—43, 143,149-52 'My Meetings with Todor Zhivkov 133—5, 260 Todorov reveals location of 135, 137-143-4 Zhivkov, Vladimir 147,148,149,151 323 |
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| era | Geschichte 1978 gnd |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1978 |
| format | Book |
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| id | DE-604.BV049922010 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2025-01-28T09:06:50Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9780753560167 075356016X 9780753560174 0753560178 |
| language | English |
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| spelling | Skotte, Ulrik Verfasser aut The umbrella murder the hunt for the Cold War's most notorious killer Ulrik Skotte London WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing 2024 xi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Waterloo Bridge -- The archive -- Manhunt "London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. Many 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. Drawing on an incredible cache of original documents, interviews and archive material, The Umbrella Murder 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?"--Publisher's description Markov, Georgi 1929-1978 (DE-588)122810554 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1978 gnd rswk-swf Mord (DE-588)4040235-6 gnd rswk-swf Politics & government Markov, Georgi / 1929-1978 / Assassination Skotte, Ulrik Authors, Bulgarian / 20th century / Biography Dissenters / Bulgaria / Biography Murder / Investigation / England / London / History / 20th century Assassination / Investigation / England / London / History / 20th century Political crimes and offenses / Bulgaria Political refugees / Violence against / England / London Espionage / Bulgaria / History / 20th century Spies / Russia (Federation) Investigative reporting / Case studies Écrivains bulgares / 20e siècle / Biographies Dissidents / Bulgarie / Biographies Meurtre / Enquêtes / Angleterre / Londres / Histoire / 20e siècle Crimes et délits politiques / Bulgarie Espionnage / Bulgarie / Histoire / 20e siècle Espions / Russie Journalisme d'enquête / Études de cas Assassinat / Enquêtes / Angleterre / Londres / Histoire / 20e siècle True crime stories Biographies Récits criminels Markov, Georgi 1929-1978 (DE-588)122810554 p Mord (DE-588)4040235-6 s Geschichte 1978 z DE-604 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035260572&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035260572&sequence=000003&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Register // Gemischte Register |
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| title | The umbrella murder the hunt for the Cold War's most notorious killer |
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| title_full | The umbrella murder the hunt for the Cold War's most notorious killer Ulrik Skotte |
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| title_short | The umbrella murder |
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