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Jaye Rothman
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Murder By Umbrella (The Nikki Sinclair Spy Thriller Series, #4)
Gay & Lesbian
Author Insight
An assassination on the streets of London
My inspiration for the story came from Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian dissident who made London his home. He worked as a journalist for the BBC and was a vocal opponent of his country's regime. In September 1978, Markov waited for a bus on Waterloo Bridge. He felt a jab in his thigh. He looked around and saw a man with an umbrella. Later that day, Markov felt unwell. He sought treatment and died in hospital four days later. The cause of death - ricin poisoning. It was believed the KGB had instructed the Bulgarians to assassinate Markov because he embarrassed the regime. I remember reading this story and thinking it was too far fetched and simply couldn't happen in London. But it had.
Book Excerpt
Murder By Umbrella (The Nikki Sinclair Spy Thriller Series, #4)
“The first scientist to die was Laszlo Mester.” Braithwaite glanced down at his notes. “He was a Hungarian who came to England after the ‘56 revolution. That afternoon Mester took the train to London and then the bus to Oxford Circus. He’d told one of his colleagues he planned on purchasing an anniversary gift for his wife in one of the department stores. When Mester exited the bus, he felt a sharp pain pierce his calf. And then, at home, he became short of breath. His wife called an ambulance and, adhering to standard procedure, contacted the facility. Laszlo Mester was admitted to Chase Farm Hospital in North London, where his condition rapidly deteriorated. He died twelve hours later.”
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