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- Marc Andreessen: "The astonishing story of the Litvinenko and Perepilichnyy assassinations in the UK; reads like a Lee Child thriller." source ↗
Summary
Luke Harding's 2016 book investigates the 2006 poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in London, building on Harding's reporting for the Guardian. It traces the murder to the highest levels of the Russian state and documents the broader pattern of Kremlin-ordered assassinations, espionage, and subversion in the West. The book is a work of investigative journalism that uses Litvinenko's killing as a window into Russia's hybrid war against its adversaries.