From Russia With Blood

Oligarch Boris Berezovski overleed onder verdachte omstandigheden; veiligheidsdienstmedewerker Aleksandr Litvinenko bezweek aan de gevolgen van een poloniumvergiftiging; Sergej Skripal, medewerker van een militaire inlichtingendienst, en zijn dochter Joelia werden blootgesteld aan zenuwgas. Ook buiten Rusland worden critici, opponenten en 'verraders' uit de weg geruimd. Het grote aantal brutale moorden en de groeiende omvang van spionage en hacking in het Westen wijzen op de ambities van Rusland om wereldwijd zijn invloed te vergroten. Zelfs de machtigste landen kunnen het Kremlin en Vladimir Poetin niet stoppen. Bekroond onderzoeksjournalist Heidi Blake reconstrueert de vele moordzaken en analyseert de consequenties van de strategie van Rusland en van de halfhartige reactie van het Westen. Heidi Blake heeft haar verhaal gebaseerd op forensisch bewijs, informatie van geheime diensten, vele duizenden documenten en honderden interviews met sleutelfiguren. Heidi Blake werkt als Britse onderzoeksjournalist voor BuzzFeed. Ze ontving vele prijzen voor haar journalistieke werk en werd in 2016 uitgeroepen tot Digital Journalist of the Year. Ook stond ze op de Forbes-lijst ‘30 Under 30’ als een van de meest invloedrijke jonge mediaprofessionals. In 2015 verscheen van haar hand The Ugly Game. Fil størrelse: 458991 KB Indlæst af: Hymke de Vries

‘A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carré couldn't dream of. If this doesn't scare you, then you're not paying attention.’ Oliver Bullough They thought they would be safe in Britain. They were wrong. ‘Brilliantly and bravely researched, this book lays bare the brutal and murderous truth’ Jon Snow of Channel 4 News ‘A spellbinding and heart-in-your-throat true story of Russian money and serial killing … In addition to being an unputdownable story, her shocking exposé will hopefully change the way the British authorities act ’ Bill Browder, author of Red Notice ‘Gripping … When Putin opponents start dropping dead from poisonings, suspicious accidents and surprise heart attacks,the chronology is as damning as it is alarming’ New York Times Exposing one of the most terrifying stories of our time, Heidi Blake investigates a string of suspicious deaths on British and American soil to build a shocking picture. Russia systematically assassinates those who dare to flee its grasp – as well as the British citizens who get in the way. Meanwhile, the British authorities turn a blind eye, every investigation curtailed in favour of courting the Kremlin. Based on the revelatory discovery of over a dozen ignored murders, this is a chilling, page-turning read.

‘A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carré couldn't dream of. If this doesn't scare you, then you're not paying attention.’ Oliver Bullough They thought they would be safe in Britain. They were wrong. ‘Brilliantly and bravely researched, this book lays bare the brutal and murderous truth’ Jon Snow of Channel 4 News ‘A spellbinding and heart-in-your-throat true story of Russian money and serial killing … In addition to being an unputdownable story, her shocking exposé will hopefully change the way the British authorities act ’ Bill Browder, author of Red Notice ‘Gripping … When Putin opponents start dropping dead from poisonings, suspicious accidents and surprise heart attacks,the chronology is as damning as it is alarming’ New York Times Exposing one of the most terrifying stories of our time, Heidi Blake investigates a string of suspicious deaths on British and American soil to build a shocking picture. Russia systematically assassinates those who dare to flee its grasp – as well as the British citizens who get in the way. Meanwhile, the British authorities turn a blind eye, every investigation curtailed in favour of courting the Kremlin. Based on the revelatory discovery of over a dozen ignored murders, this is a chilling, page-turning read.