The most important assassination case in Cold War history
1961. The height of the Cold War. Just hours before work begins on the Berlin Wall, a KGB assassin and his young wife flee for the West before the Iron Curtain comes down and traps them in the East forever.
This gripping story of real-life espionage and intrigue began when the Soviets invented a special weapon that killed without leaving a trace and put it in the hands of Bogdan Stashinsky. It is a tale of exploding parcels, fake identities, forbidden love and a man who knew the truth about the USSR’s most classified programme. By the time Stashinsky had his day in court, the whole world was watching.
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‘Remarkable…moves nimbly from midnight shenanigans in Berlin to the bigger picture of superpowers arguing over captive nations.’
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The Times"
‘With tensions once again rising…this book makes fascinating reading.’
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Spectator"
‘Imaginative…insightful…alarmingly resonant.’
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New Statesman"
‘Brims with skulduggery…balances its cloak-and-dagger element with historical insight.’
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Telegraph"
‘Gripping.'
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GQ