What MI6 didn't want the British public to know.
When you Google The Umbrella Murder or Georgi Markov you can find articles and conspiracy theories galore.
Markov was a Bulgarian dissident writer who vocally criticized the Bulgarian communist regime. He was murdered in London in 1978 while waiting for a bus by a pellet containing ricin (a lethal poison) concealed in an umbrella.
When I was writing my book Murder By Umbrella, goo.gl/Tb8tfP I came across this article dated 2006.
This post by SooBrett claims that a previous attempt had been made on Markov’s life in Sardinia, were he was holidaying. The plan was to mix poison in sun screen. Apparently Markov was warned of the plot.
According to SooBret's post two Bulgarian journalists researched Markov’s death and published a book about it in Bulgaria in 1994. Apparently it was suppressed by the Bulgarian government before any copies could be sold.
Jane Tienne and Sue Brettell decided to publish the book in England, So Tienne set up her own publishing company and SooBrett agreed to help finance the venture. The launch was held at the Clink Museum in London, and the book “The Umbrella Murder” was well received and had good reviews in the media.
Out of the blue Tienne was served with an injunction. All copies of the book were recalled. Tienne sought legal advice, but did not pursue any actions.
Both Tienne and Brettell stopped communicating, and both of them were ruined financially. Journalists attempted to contact Tienne but she refused to return phone calls. Perhaps she was too frightened to speak out?
I've tried to buy a copy of the book 'The Umbrella Murder' via the internet, but I've had no luck .
As Soobrett says in her blog, there are so many answered questions.
Yes there is.
I'd like to know what happened to the 20,000 copies of 'The Umbrella Murder' that were printed? Did MI6 have them destroyed?
What did the book reveal?
Apparently there was the merest suggestion in the book that MI6 could have been involved in Markov’s murder. Could this be true?
Did this alarm the British security services?
Or did the Bulgarians kill Markov to warn other dissidents not to defect to the West?
Markov was a Bulgarian dissident writer who vocally criticized the Bulgarian communist regime. He was murdered in London in 1978 while waiting for a bus by a pellet containing ricin (a lethal poison) concealed in an umbrella.
When I was writing my book Murder By Umbrella, goo.gl/Tb8tfP I came across this article dated 2006.
This post by SooBrett claims that a previous attempt had been made on Markov’s life in Sardinia, were he was holidaying. The plan was to mix poison in sun screen. Apparently Markov was warned of the plot.
According to SooBret's post two Bulgarian journalists researched Markov’s death and published a book about it in Bulgaria in 1994. Apparently it was suppressed by the Bulgarian government before any copies could be sold.
Jane Tienne and Sue Brettell decided to publish the book in England, So Tienne set up her own publishing company and SooBrett agreed to help finance the venture. The launch was held at the Clink Museum in London, and the book “The Umbrella Murder” was well received and had good reviews in the media.
Out of the blue Tienne was served with an injunction. All copies of the book were recalled. Tienne sought legal advice, but did not pursue any actions.
Both Tienne and Brettell stopped communicating, and both of them were ruined financially. Journalists attempted to contact Tienne but she refused to return phone calls. Perhaps she was too frightened to speak out?
I've tried to buy a copy of the book 'The Umbrella Murder' via the internet, but I've had no luck .
As Soobrett says in her blog, there are so many answered questions.
Yes there is.
I'd like to know what happened to the 20,000 copies of 'The Umbrella Murder' that were printed? Did MI6 have them destroyed?
What did the book reveal?
Apparently there was the merest suggestion in the book that MI6 could have been involved in Markov’s murder. Could this be true?
Did this alarm the British security services?
Or did the Bulgarians kill Markov to warn other dissidents not to defect to the West?
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