{"product_id":"blood-on-the-snow-the-killing-of-olof-palme-paperback","title":"Blood on the Snow: The Killing of Olof Palme - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Bondeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, a major figure in world politics and an ardent opponent of apartheid, was shot dead on the streets of Stockholm in February 1986. At the time of his death, Palme was deeply involved in Middle East diplomacy and was working under UN auspices to end the Iran-Iraq war. Across Scandinavia, Palme's killing had an impact similar to that of the Kennedy assassinations in the United States--and it ignited nearly as many conspiracy theories. Interest in the Palme slaying was most recently stirred by reports of the death of Christer Pettersson, who was tried for the murder twice, convicted the first time, and then acquitted on appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his investigative account of Palme's still-unsolved murder, the historian Jan Bondeson meticulously recreates the assassination and its aftermath. Like the best works of crime fiction, this book puts the victim and his death into social context. Bondeson's work, however, is noteworthy for its dispassionate treatment of police incompetence: the police did not answer a witness's phone call reporting the murder just 45 seconds after it occurred, and further time was lost as the police sought to confirm that someone had actually been shot. When the police arrived on the scene, they did not even recognize the victim as the Prime Minister. This early confusion was emblematic of the errors that were to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBondeson demolishes the various conspiracy theories that have been devised to make sense of the killing, before suggesting a convincing explanation of his own. A brilliant piece of investigative journalism, \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e includes crime-scene photographs and reconstructions that have never before been published and offers a gripping narrative of a crime that shocked a continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Bondeson teaches at Cardiff University, Wales. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Two-headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History \u003c\/i\u003e(both from Cornell); \u003ci\u003eThe London Monster\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Great Pretenders: The True Stories behind Famous Historical Mysteries, A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Buried Alive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51818037870880,"sku":"9780801479366","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dbf847992f1f217c0cdfe12cba6b56b6.webp?v=1781115388","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-on-the-snow-the-killing-of-olof-palme-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}