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

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 a...

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Main Author: Holleeder, Astrid (Author)
Other Authors: Wijers, Caspar (Translator), Smith, Welmoed (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Dutch
Published: New York : Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition: First North American edition.
Subjects:
Holleeder, Willem.
Holleeder, Astrid > Family.
Hout, Cor van.
Criminals > Netherlands > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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.
Item Description: 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.
Physical Description: vii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN: 0316475300
9780316475303
Author Notes: Astrid Holleeder is a Dutch lawyer and writer. She is the sister of the criminal Willem Holleeder and was, together with her older sister and a former friend of Willem, a witness to his prosecution. Her memoir Judas sold half a million copies and became the bestselling book in the Netherlands in 2016. Her second book, Diary of a Witness , also became an instant bestseller.

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