{"product_id":"9780753560181","title":"The Umbrella Murder","description":"\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":"Ulrik Skotte","offers":[{"title":"Random House UK |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-09-30","offer_id":46914715943167,"sku":"9780753560181","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9780753560181.jpg?v=1758655243","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780753560181","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}