Secret Asset: 2 (Agent Liz Carlyle) - Softcover

Rimington, Stella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400079829 ISBN 13: 9781400079827

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2008

Synopsis

Liz Carlyle, the quick, passionate intelligence officer of Britain's MI5, returns to defuse a terrorist plot in this high-stakes, high-tension tale of international espionage. When it appears a "secret asset"--a sleeper spy--has infiltrated British Intelligence, the Director of Counter-Terrorism assigns Liz Carlyle to dig up the mole. The spy, possibly a former IRA operative now working with British-born Al Qaeda sympathizers, has one thing on his (or her?) mind: total devastation. With a major attack looming, Liz must trust her instincts and move fast. But this assignment is deadly, and suddenly she feels like she has wandered into a wilderness of mirrors, where nothing is what is seems and no-one can be trusted.

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Review:

"Stella Rimington bids to join the ranks of such secret agent-authors as W. Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, [and] John le Carré."--The Wall Street Journal"Welcome a new queen of the genre. . . . Stella Rimington, who was the first female director of MI-5, knows of what she writes."--The Washington Times "Intelligent, vivid . . . [with] rich insider detail." --The Plain Dealer "Brisk pacing and intelligent attention to detail make this thriller one of the better spy stories of recent times." --Mystery Scene

From the Publisher:

The second thriller from the former head of MI5, featuring MI5 officer Liz Carlyle

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1400079829
• ISBN 13: 9781400079827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368