{"product_id":"9781101974001","title":"A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West","description":"A real-life political assassination story--complete with KGB, CIA, MI5, and Russian mobsters--that reverberates from the streets of London to the deadly halls of today's Kremlin. A Vintage Original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death was Polonium--a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance. This is the inside story of the life and death of Litvinenko. And it is the story of the aftermath: a decade of geopolitical disruptions still felt today. In A Very Expensive Poison, Luke Harding guides readers through a maze of spies, intrigue, organized crime, and political power players to uncover the truth about Litvinenko's murder. In doing so, not only does he also become a target, but he also unearths a chain of corruption and death leading straight to Vladimir Putin, which sheds terrifying light on Russia's secret war with the West.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128033526000,"sku":"9781101974001","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101974001_p0.jpg?v=1763690059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101974001","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}