{"product_id":"9780753560181","title":"The Umbrella Murder : The Hunt for the Notorious Cold War Killer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Skotte, Ulrik \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ec 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 August 2025 by Ebury Publishing (W H Allen) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 24 | 248g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the page-turning true story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55577204851074,"sku":"9780753560181","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780753560181.jpg?v=1755593911","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780753560181","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}