Alex Goldfarb

Finally!! I'm through! This book has been following me around for quite some time now and, to be honest, I've had enough now.

It is a good book. BUT (there's always a but, somewhere in a story...) for me it was a bit disappointing. The story wasn't a story about 'Litvinenko', but is was even more one about Russian politics in the last decade. With all the intrigues, the hatred, the games. And, to tell you the thruth, that's not something I'm very fond of.

For me the first and the last part show more were the best. These were the 'adventures' and death of Litvinenko. The middle part, about conspiracies, political friendships and no-more friendships, was not really my cup of tea. Sorry... show less

A fascinating story of the life of the world's first known victim of polonium poisoning. Looking into this book, and you will see Putin's soul and more.

I found this audiobook a little hard to follow, especially keeping the Russian names straight, and thought it wandered off topic more than I liked. Plus the final police investigation files haven't been released yet, so there's still some speculation as to who / how the agent was poisoned.

Russian intelligence officer Litvinenko investigates the war in Chechnya and uncovers financial corruption in Aeroflot which was surely directed by Putin. Litvinenko dies after being poisoned by polonium. George Soros is said to have given money to Russian scientists and introduces Putin representatives at Davos. Litvinenko has since then not been the only person targeted for assassination on British soil.