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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination

By Stuart A. Reid
Narrated by: Michael Boatman
Unabridged — 18 hours, 15 minutes
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By Stuart A. Reid
Narrated by: Michael Boatman
Unabridged — 18 hours, 15 minutes
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One of those nonfiction books that is so wild and gripping that it’s hard to remember that it actually happened. This is the story of a United States political assassination plot in Congo at the onset of the Cold War. It’s a remarkably well-told story, full of all the details you need and populated by fully-realized (and fully real) characters.

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice ¿ A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller-about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times


“This is one of the best books I have read in years . . . gripping, full of colorful characters, and strange plot twists.” -Fareed Zakaria, CNN host

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