Illegal Action by Stella Rimington - ISBN: 9780099502135
Paperback
MI5 races to stop a Russian plot in high-octane London.

Illegal Action

(Liz Carlyle 3)

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2008

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Summary

ILLEGAL ACTION is the third thriller from the former head of MI5 and bestselling author Stella Rimington, featuring MI5 officer Liz Carlyle.

‘Readers can expect authenticity - and that is what she delivers.’ The Times

ILLEGAL ACTION is the third thriller from the former head of MI5 and bestselling author Stella Rimington, featuring MI5 officer Liz Carlyle.

When MI5 intelligence officer Liz Carlyle learns of a Russian government plot to kill super-rich Nikita Brunovsky …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099502135
ISBN-10:0099502135
Author:Stella Rimington
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Arrow Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:1 December 2008
Weight:217g
Dimensions:177mm x 110mm x 24mm
Series:Liz Carlyle
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Critics Review

Rimington’s plot, as one should expect from a former head of MI5, bristles with subterfuge and splices in allusions to Litvinenko’s poisoning to give Illegal Action a contemporary feel … Gripping … Carlyle, in her third outing, has depth and tenacity * Financial Times *The thing about Ms Rimington’s stories is that they have the smack of authenticity – Baz Bamingboye * Daily Mail *There is every sign of inside knowledge about this spying business as our hero Liz enters the world of mega-rich and mega-eccentric Russian ‘oligarchs’ in London * Guardian *Rimington’s command of espionage and counterespionage history and techniques enables her to bring enormous believability to her well-paced narrative. Her dialogue moves as swiftly as the action, and her characters are as believable as the world in which they - and we - live. Fans of intelligent spy thrillers are in for a treat * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *An ideal beach read for the upcoming vacation season … Elements of the old-fashioned spy novel -sudden twists and characters with hidden agendas-combine with James Patterson’s secret to success * Booklist *Readers can expect authenticity - and that is what she delivers * The Times *Rimington makes adroit use of her expertise as former MI5 chief * Sunday Times *A tense, terrifying read we couldn’t put down * Cosmopolitan *

About The Author

Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and was appointed Director-General in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer and published her autobiography, Open Secret. At Risk and Secret Asset, the first two Liz Carlyle novels, are available in Arrow.

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