The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi - Paperback
By Jonathan Rugman

Reporting at its best.and Immaculately researched, sober and informative' John le Carre Compulsory reading…fast-paced and brilliantly written' Jeremy BowenAfterand Washington Postand journalist Jamal Khashoggi was filmed going in to the Saudi consulate in Turkey, he was never seen alive again. What happened next turned into a major international scandal, now finally pieced together by Channel 4's BAFTA award-winning Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman.Described by Donald Trump as the 'worst cover-up ever', this is theand first comprehensive accountand and of one of the most notorious and outrageous murder plots of our time. Inand The Killing in the Consulate, Rugman pieces together in minute-by-minute detail the events afterand Khashoggiand entered the Saudi diplomatic building on 2 October 2018, expecting to receive the documentation that would enable him to marry Hatice Cengiz, patiently waiting for him outside. Little did they realise, he was entering a trap, as a 15-manand Saudi hit squadand had just flown in to the country and was waiting for him. Within minutes he had beenand viciously murderedand and his body was quickly disposed of. The Saudis thought they would be able to get away with it all, and concocted a far-fetched story to cover it up. But what they didn't realise was thatand Turkey's President Erdogan's security and intelligence agencies had bugged the consulate, and captured the horrific events on tape.Based onand confidential sources, dramatic new evidence andand in-depth researchand across several countries, Rugman reveals the context behind the murder and attempted cover-up. He shows how aand power struggleand between Erdogan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Princeand Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, had such fatal results. The prince had seemed to promise a new and more open era for his country, while also investing vast sums in arms deals with the West. Inevitably other nations, includingand President Trump and the USA, were drawn into the affair, which created the biggest crisis in US-Saudi relations since 9/11. Skilfully, Rugman draws together all the strands to telland a gripping story of one man's tragedy that had global consequences.and