At Risk
(Liz Carlyle 1)
$31.78
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2005
Summary
Former head of MI5 Stella Rimington brings the high-stakes world of intelligence to life in AT RISK - the first novel in her bestselling and much-loved series featuring MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle.
‘A cracking good thriller’ The Observer ‘Intelligent and undeniably pacy’ Guardian
For MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle the nagging complications of her private life are quickly forgotten at Monday’s Counter-Terrorist meeting. An invisible may have entered mainland Br…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099461395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099461390 |
| Author: | Stella Rimington |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 111mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Liz Carlyle |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A cracking good thriller * The Observer *Intelligent… Undeniably pacy * The Guardian *This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication * Mail on Sunday *Rimington makes adroit use of her expertise as former MI5 chief * The Sunday Times *Tense and terrifying * Cosmopolitan *The Secret Service background is exceedingly convincing * Evening Standard *First class – Douglas Hurd * New Statesman *
About The Author
Stella Rimington
Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and during her career she worked in all the main fields of the Service’s responsibilities - counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism - and became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Her autobiography, Open Secret, was published by Hutchinson in 2001.
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