Dead Line - Hardcover

Rimington, Stella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184724310X ISBN 13: 9781847243102

Publisher: Quercus Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is summoned to a meeting with her boss Charles Wetherby, head of the Service's Counter-Espionage Branch. His counterpart over at MI6 has received alarming intelligence from a high-placed Syrian source. A Middle East peace conference is planned to take place at Gleneagles in Scotland and several heads of state will attend. The Syrians have learned that two individuals are mounting an operation to disrupt the peace conference in a way designed to be spectacular, laying the blame at Syria's door.The source claims that Syrian Intelligence will act against the pair, presumably by killing them. No one knows who they are or what they are planning to do. Are they working together? Who is controlling them? Or is the whole story a carefully laid trail of misinformation? It is Liz's job to find out. But, as she discovers, the threat is far greater than she or anyone else could have imagined. The future of the whole of the Middle East is at stake and the conference deadline is drawing ever closer.

About this title

About the Author

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 has written her autobiography and three Liz Carlyle novels. She lives in London and Norfolk.

From the Inside Flap

MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is called to an urgent meeting with the head of the Service's Counter-Espionage Branch. His counterpart over at MI6 has received alarming intelligence from a high-ranking Syrian source.
A Middle East peace conference is planned to take place at Gleneagles in Scotland. Several heads of state will attend and the Syrians have learning that two individuals are mounting an operation to disrupt the conference in a spectacular way, laying the blame at Syria's door. The source claims that Syrian Intelligence will act against the pair, presumably by killing them.
No one knows who they are or what they are planning to do. Are they working together? Who is controlling them? Or is this intelligence a carefully laid trail of misinformation?
It is Liz's job to find out. But, as the conference deadline draws ever closer, she discovers that the threat is far greater than she or anyone else could have imagine. At stake is the future of the whole of the Middle East.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184724310X
• ISBN 13: 9781847243102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384