Illegal Action by Stella Rimington

Illegal Action by Stella Rimington

The fiercely intelligent, ambitious MI5 officer Liz Carlyle returns in a spy novel of arresting psychological complexity and unflagging suspense.

In the most recent installment in the Liz Carlyle series, Liz has been transferred to counter-espionage--the hub of MI5 operations during the Cold War. Her mission: protect Nikita Brunovsky, an increasingly vocal opponent of Vladimir Putin, who has been targeted for assassination and is seeking refuge in the UK. The Foreign Office is adamant about forestalling a crime that could become a full-blown international incident. So Liz goes undercover, attaching herself to Brunovsky's retinue: racing against the clock to determine who betrayed him and suddenly facing a wholly unexpected second task--unmasking a Russian operative working undercover alongside her.

In 1968, Dame Stella Rimington became a member of the Security Service (MI5). She worked in the Service's key fields of counter-subversion, counter-espionage, and counter-terrorism throughout her career. She became the first woman to hold the position of Director General in 1992. She has written nine Liz Carlyle novels, including Close Call and The Geneva Trap, as well as her autobiography, Open Secret. She splits her time between London and Norfolk.

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ISBN 13	9780307268853
ISBN 10	0307268853
Title	Illegal Action
Author	Stella Rimington
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Knopf Publishing Group
Year published	2008-07-01
Number of pages	289
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