Political abduction, imprisonment, ‘Disappearance’ and assassination
From Russia with Blood: Putin’s Ruthless Killing Campaign and Secret War on the West
‘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.
Collins Classics – The Scarlet Pimpernel (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government
Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA.
Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
‘Compassionate and compelling, this is not a political story but a quest for love in the heart of darkness’ Simon Sebag Montefiore
‘A biography on an epic scale, with a combination of tragedy and history worthy of a Russian novel’ Independent
‘Superbly well told’ Sunday Times
Collins Classics – Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story (Collins Classics)
The shocking first-hand account of one man’s remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture.
The Meadow: Terrorism, Kidnapping and Conspiracy in Paradise
The shocking true story of a brutal kidnapping high in the mountains of Kashmir that marked the beginning of modern terrorism.
Fenian Fire: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria
A historical investigation into one of the most serpentine attempts on Queen Victoria’s life that reveals for the first time the true instigator at the heart of government.
Palestine Twilight: The Murder of Dr Glock and the Archaeology of the Holy Land
Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox’s brilliantly original book investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served – a Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Palestine and the West Bank.
Trotsky: The Eternal Revolutionary
‘Absorbing… I now place Volkogonov’s great biographical triptych [Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky] at the top of my reading list on the Russian revolution.’Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times
Trusted Mole: A Soldier’s Journey into Bosnia’s Heart of Darkness
The powerful, disturbing and highly acclaimed account of a British officer in the Parachute Regiment, of part Yugoslav origin, painfully caught up in the savage maelstrom of the Bosnian war.