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Judas : how a sister's testimony brought down a criminal mastermind

Holleeder, Astrid (author.). Wijers, Caspar, (translator.). Smith, Welmoed, (translator.).

Summary: 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. --Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316475303
ISBN: 0316475300
Physical Description: vii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Edition: First North American edition.
Publisher: New York : Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Translation of: Judas : een familiekronick. First published in the Netherlands under the title "Judas: een familiekronick" by Lebowski Publishers, and imprint of Overamstel Publishers, November 2016 ; translation ©2017 by Welmoed Smith & Caspar Wijers.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Language Note:	In English, translated from the Dutch.