Close Call by Dame Stella Rimington
Written by the former head of MI5 comes the Liz Carlyle series, starring Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle as she and the Counter Terrorism Unit investigate the undercover arms trade and a possible attack on Europe
She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré * Wall Street Journal *
A wealth of persuasive detail, obviously drawn from first-hand experience * Marie Claire *
This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work * Mail on Sunday *
For a pacy page-turner, she's a safe bet. . Rimington is particularly strong in her accounts of procedure, unsurprisingly, given her past role as Head of MI5 * Independent *
Faster than Le Carré, she creates the same sense of real characters struggling with real problems * John Sandford *
Liz Carlyle is an MI5 agent with the traditional thriller-heroine mix of dysfunctional personal life and steely ambition * Daily Telegraph *
Rimington’s best work demonstrates a flair for narrative, with a sense of authenticity and an insider’s grasp on the pressing issues of the day * Washington Post *
Rich with authentic details from Rimington's own life as director general of MI5, this is a must-read for fans of contemporary spy fiction * Publishers Weekly *
A wealth of persuasive detail, obviously drawn from first-hand experience * Marie Claire *
This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work * Mail on Sunday *
For a pacy page-turner, she's a safe bet. . Rimington is particularly strong in her accounts of procedure, unsurprisingly, given her past role as Head of MI5 * Independent *
Faster than Le Carré, she creates the same sense of real characters struggling with real problems * John Sandford *
Liz Carlyle is an MI5 agent with the traditional thriller-heroine mix of dysfunctional personal life and steely ambition * Daily Telegraph *
Rimington’s best work demonstrates a flair for narrative, with a sense of authenticity and an insider’s grasp on the pressing issues of the day * Washington Post *
Rich with authentic details from Rimington's own life as director general of MI5, this is a must-read for fans of contemporary spy fiction * Publishers Weekly *
Dame Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1968. During her career she worked in all the main fields of the Service: counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism. She was appointed Director General in 1992, the first woman to hold the post. She was the author of the Liz Carlyle and Manon Tyler novels and also her autobiography. She lived in London and Norfolk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408841075 |
| ISBN 10 | 140884107X |
| Title | Close Call |
| Author | Dame Stella Rimington |
| Series | A Liz Carlyle Thriller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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