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Shadow State

Murder, Mayhem and Russia's Remaking of the West

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Shadow State

By: Luke Harding
Narrated by: John Sackville
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FROM THE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF COLLUSION

A gripping investigative account of how Russia's spies helped elect Donald Trump, backed Brexit, murdered enemies and threatened the very basis of western democracy.
'Luke Harding is one of the best reporters in the world . . . [they are] an oustanding writer, stuck in the beating heart of political and criminal power, sinking their teeth in and never letting go.'
ROBERT SAVIANO

' Shadow State raises fresh questions about the way the UK government has handled claims of Kremlin interference in Britain's democratic processes.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'If you doubt that hostile foreign powers were happy to assist Britain into decline, I recommend Shadow State . . . dazzling and meticulous.'
OBSERVER

'Excellent.' THE SCOTSMAN
'Reads like a thriller.' IRISH TIMES
'Detailed and compelling.' GUARDIAN

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No terrorist group has deployed a nerve agent in a civilian area or used a radioactive mini-bomb in London. The Kremlin has done both.

Shadow State is a riveting and alarming investigation into the methods Russia has used to wage an increasingly bold war in the UK and beyond. In this updated edition, featuring a new afterword, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Luke Harding uncovers fake news, cyber intrusions, dirty money and ruthless spies in disguise, showing how Vladimir Putin helped elect Donald Trump, backed Brexit, and now threatens the very basis of Western democracy itself.

'A superb piece of work . . . essential reading for anyone who cares for his country.'
JOHN LE CARR É, on Collusion

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The Handy Guide to Trump/Russia

If you like Kremlinology thrillers and the Guardian and John Le Carré you'll love this. Heavy on detail, which can be hard to follow in places, but it flows well. It fleshes out the news on topics like the Steele Dossier, impeachment, collusion etc. Narrator seems to be going for 'the James Bond voice' which is naff but suits the subject matter.

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Gripping story

Like a spy novel but alarmingly reflects reality. I enjoyed the narration by John Sackville. The only issue for me was the Russian names..harder to follow in audio rather than written form. Great “read”. Thanks Luke.

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should be renamed - "Vote for Biden, please"

started off interesting talking about Russian assassinations and KGB and FSB hitmen, as the title and synopsis suggest. Then unfortunately took a burnt out turn and simply bashed Trump and other right wing people for the last 7 chapters, with no interesting or convincing ties to Russian shadow states. At one stage in chapter 12, when pointing out Biden's dodgy dealings with Ukraine somehow turns it around to again burn Trump and Republicans. I really don't have a dog in the fight I'm Australian. I purchased the book to read about shadow states and Russian underground assassinations and political strategy. if I wanted to read about Trump and American politics I would have purchased one of the many books. VERY DISAPOINTING with the authors very obvious bias

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