Judas : how a sister's testimony brought down a criminal mastermind
Holleeder, Astrid2018
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This stunning, edge-of-your seat memoir chronicles Astrid's terrifying experience working as a double agent, preserving her brother's trust just so that she could get enough information to put him away for life. Judas is the intimate account of Astrid's deeply personal betrayal, set against the backdrop of their haunting family history and the astonishing world of the criminal underground.
Main title:
Judas : how a sister's testimony brought down a criminal mastermind / Astrid Holleeder ; translation, Welmoed Smith & Caspar Wijers.
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Imprint:
London : John Murray (Publishers), 2018.©2018
Collation:
vii, 403 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in the Netherlands in 2016 as Judas : een familiekroniek.Translated from the Dutch.
Contents:
Prologue: The first attempt on Cor's life (1996) -- part I. Family business, 1970-1983: Mom (2013/1970) ; Sonja and Cor (1977) ; The Heineken kidnapping (1983) ; In my heart (three positive memories) ; Jaap Witzenhausen (1983) -- part II. Heineken's curse, 1990-2007: Amstelveen (1997) ; Life after the attack (1996/1997) ; The second attempt (2000) ; The third attempt (2003) ; Sonja's grief -- part III. Hidden agenda, 2011-2013: A plan forms (2011) ; The release (2012) ; Dying I (2013) ; The meeting ; Lawyer (1995) ; Francis and Wim (2013) ; Rats ; Meetings with Betty ; The method ; Extorting Sonja ; Richie (2013/2003) ; Giving out the confidential statements ; The threatening of Peter ; Wim's arrest -- part IV. Diary of a witness, 2014: The order is issued ; The pit ; The counterattack ; Annulment ; I'll kill him ; Sandra and the women ; Fred Ros ; Sandra's first meeting with the CIU ; The attempt in Amstelveen ; Wim arrested after statements made by Ros -- part V. Women floor Holleeder, 2015-2016: Prison visit (2015) ; Mom's blessing ; Use of preliminary statements ; Women floor Holleeder ; Consequences ; Car wash ; Together forever ; Shooting lessons ; Dying II ; Farewell to my job ; Wim hears us testify ; ESP (extra-security prison) (2016) ; Fort Knox ; The confrontation ; Tired ; No limit soldiers ; Scooter incident ; We celebrate Cor's birthday.
ISBN:
9781473685116 (paperback)
Dewey class:
364.154092364.154
Language:
EnglishDutch
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BRN:
343424