Bulgarian umbrella effectively used to assassinate a Bulgarian journalist by poisoning him with ricin delivered through the tip of an umbrella. Bulgarian umbrella A Bulgarian umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It has a hollowed stalk into which the pellet neatly sits. Such an umbrella was allegedly used in and named for the assassination of the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov on 7 September 1978 (the birthday of the Bulgarian State Council chairman Todor Zhivkov, who had often been the target of Georgi Markov's criticism) on Waterloo Bridge in London. Markov
Poisoned Dreams Poisoned Dreams Poisoned Dreams: A True Story of Murder, Money and Family Secrets is a 1993 true crime book about the murder of Nancy Lyon, written by A. W. Gray and published by Dutton. This was the first true crime book written by Gray, who previously wrote mystery novels. Lyon died of poisoning. Her ex-husband, Richard Lyon, was convicted of killing her and sentenced to life in prison. Gray believes that Lyon was wrongfully convicted. "Kirkus Reviews" stated that the book had "needless suspense and melodrama". "Publishers Weekly" stated that "his venture into writing nonfiction is less than successful" even