{"product_id":"9780753560181","title":"The Umbrella Murder","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780753560181\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing, page-turning story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre and Mick Herron.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterly investigation ... exposes an assassin worthy of James Bond' -\u003ci\u003eObserver, Book of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727030669470,"sku":"UBD-9780753560181","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780753560181.jpg?v=1776491714","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780753560181","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}