The Skripal Files
04 October 2018Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Synopsis
The Skripal Files tells the full story behind the Salisbury Poisonings, one of the most shocking incidents to occur in Britain in recent memory. Mark Urban interviewed Sergei Skripal in the months before the poisoning and explains why Skripal was targeted for assassination.
'A scrupulous piece of reporting, necessary, timely and very sobering' John Le Carré
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Details
04 October 2018541 minutes
Mark Urban
9781529006919Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Reviews
Engrossing . . . Urban tells the story of Skripal’s undercover career well, much of it previously unknown and gleaned from around 10 hours of conversations with him at his Salisbury homeLuke Harding, Guardian
Fascinating account of the poisoning case . . . Other books will follow on the Skripals, but they will struggle to match the texture of Urban’s research, its knowledgeable hinterlandThe Times
Based on his extensive interviews with Skripal, provide an original and often fascinating read on the games that spies played in the wake of the Cold WarSunday Times
A detailed account of Skripal’s life leading up to these terrible eventsDaily Telegraph
