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A Very Expensive Poison
A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West | Luke Harding
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A real-life political assassination story--complete with KGB, CIA, MI5, and Russian mobsters--that reverberates from the streets of London to the deadly halls of today's Kremlin. A Vintage Original. On November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death was Polonium--a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance. This is the inside story of the life and death of Litvinenko. And it is the story of the aftermath: a decade of geopolitical disruptions still felt today. In A Very Expensive Poison, Luke Harding guides readers through a maze of spies, intrigue, organized crime, and political power players to uncover the truth about Litvinenko's murder. In doing so, not only does he also become a target, but he also unearths a chain of corruption and death leading straight to Vladimir Putin, which sheds terrifying light on Russia's secret war with the West.
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EmilieGR
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In keeping with my Russian corruption year of reading, I had to read about the Litvinenko affair. The pettiness of the rationale behind his murder, the lack of care of innocent lives, and the brazenness of the whole incident by Russia and Putin is horrifying to read about. Harding‘s brave and well researched book is an important read.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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So much more than a tense murder investigation. This book details Putin‘s rise to power, and the beginnings of his hatred of the West. There are Russian spies, radioactive materials, conquests, grudges, downed airliners, and a trail of money. And every bit of it happened in real life. Very readable, but also scary! Harding makes the complicated aspects feel understandable, however illogical.

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Lauram Adding it to my wish list. This sounds great! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lauram It really is good. A precursor to the more collusion-oriented books. 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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The little Litsy audio guy better stay away from the tea!!

Just in case the news isn‘t depressing enough, I‘m diving into some investigative writing on just how much of a “bad hombre” Vladimir Putin really is. 😱

#cantmakethisstuffup #realityiscrazierthanfiction #putinisacriminal

arubabookwoman Earlier this year I read Luke Harding‘s latest book #Collusion, which is about Russian meddling in the election. It made me want to track down this one and read it too. I read #TheManWithoutAFace, about Putin, and he‘s pretty bad, though the book is pretty good.” 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @arubabookwoman I have a few related books on my shelf. This ended up being first since I have it in my Audible shelf and needed a new audiobook. I‘m stacking Collusion also! 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I used a lot a restraint today. Just two books from the latest Audible sale. But ohmigosh, there are so many good books on sale!

Godmotherx5 One purchase so far but thinking about going back for more. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Godmotherx5 It‘s so tempting! 7y
Karkar Do not forget to pick up American Pharaoh for free. 📚📚 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Karkar I remembered, thanks to another Litten who posted last night! 😎 7y
ReadingSusan So many good books on sale! 7y
tessavi I bought two already and am considering this one as well : 7y
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akfreeborn
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Nota bene: Don‘t drink tea with Putin or his peeps! Just sayin‘

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akfreeborn
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Can't decide what to read next...

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allusory
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Completely absorbed by this one. It's reality that reads like a spy thriller!

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