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Emily stokes isnt convinced by stella rimingtons latest foray into the world of espionage, secret asset. Her other novels are secret asset august 2006, illegal action august 2007, dead line. Apr 02, 2007 to liz, the likelihood of a mole seems small, but if wetherby is right then the potential damage to the service itself could be immeasurable. Liz carlyle is a pretty, single, bright mi5 agent with no personality traits worth mentioning. Stella rimington was educated at nottingham girls high school, and edinburgh and liverpool universities. The wall street journalwelcome a new queen of the genre. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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When it appears a secret asseta sleeper spyhas infiltrated british intelligence, the director of counter. Aug 23, 2006 dame stella rimington joined englands security service mi5 in 1965 and became the first female directorgeneral of that organisation in 1992. Drawing from her experience as the first woman director general of mi5, stella rimington gives us a story that is smart, tautly drawn, and suspenseful from first to last. Secret asset by rimington, stella penguin random house south. Secret asset ebook by stella rimington rakuten kobo. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Stella rimingtons secret service, and peter andren on. Secret asset liz carlyle novels book 2 kindle edition by. With her debut novel,at risk, stella rimington established herself. With perfect british reserve, fielding catches the. Liz, immediately reports her findings to charles wetherby, her superior at mi5, and a surveillance operation is swiftly put into place.
The suspicion of an unactivated ira mole within mi5, and a potential, terrorist threat reported by an unpaid agent. An asset, marzipan, formerly run by liz but now in the charge of one of her colleagues, tells liz about what appears to be a plot intended to damage england in some way. She is the author of open secret, her memoir, and the novels at risk and secret asset. May 15, 2007 in secret asset, the second liz carlyle novel, stella rimington once again brings all her experience as a former director general of m15 to bear in a truly compelling thriller that takes the reader into a world where noone can be trusted and nothing is what is seems. Stella rimington the first woman to head up mi5 and its first chief to be publicly named stella rimington is now a bestselling novelist and chair of the man booker prize. When liz learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at. Somerset maugham, graham greene, and john le carre. Secret asset by stella rimington, 9780091800246, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If remington were brought to the screen, judi dench would play her as she plays m in the recent james bond movies. Even the impression that not every moment of an operatives life is chock full of action, is conveyed. When liz learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at an islamic bookshop, she trusts her.
Secret asset is a novel by stella rimmington, released in 2006 plot. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first directorgeneral whose name was publicly announced on appointment. When it appears a secret asseta sleeper spyhas infiltrated british intelligence, the director of counterterrorism assigns liz carlyle to dig up the mole. For that matter, the pace tends to pick up in fits and starts depending on what is being investigated at any time. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Stella rimington bids to join the ranks of such secret agentauthors as w. When two attempts to capture the three likely conspirators both come up empty, its obvious that theyve been tipped off.