Secret Asset
(Liz Carlyle 2)
1st Edition
Published on 31. August 2012
448 pages
978-1-4481-5002-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the former head of MI5 and bestselling author Stella Rimington comes the heart-stopping second novel featuring MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle.
When Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at an Islamic bookshop, she trusts her instinct that a terrorist cell is at work.
Her boss, Charles Wetherby, immediately puts a surveillance operation into place. An attack seems imminent.
So Liz is surprised when Wetherby suddenly takes her off the case. And she's shocked to hear the reason why: he has received a tip-off that a mole is at work inside British Intelligence.
If true, then the potential damage to the Service itself could be immeasurable.
Now, as her colleagues scramble to avert a terrorist strike, Liz must find out who the mole is, and what their intentions are, before it is too late.
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Readers love Secret Asset:
'A quick, well-paced read' 5-star reader review
'Outstanding!' 5-star reader review
'Great book with a terrific plot' 5-star reader review
'A thoroughly gripping read' 5-star reader review
When Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at an Islamic bookshop, she trusts her instinct that a terrorist cell is at work.
Her boss, Charles Wetherby, immediately puts a surveillance operation into place. An attack seems imminent.
So Liz is surprised when Wetherby suddenly takes her off the case. And she's shocked to hear the reason why: he has received a tip-off that a mole is at work inside British Intelligence.
If true, then the potential damage to the Service itself could be immeasurable.
Now, as her colleagues scramble to avert a terrorist strike, Liz must find out who the mole is, and what their intentions are, before it is too late.
------
Readers love Secret Asset:
'A quick, well-paced read' 5-star reader review
'Outstanding!' 5-star reader review
'Great book with a terrific plot' 5-star reader review
'A thoroughly gripping read' 5-star reader review
Reviews / Votes
A cracking good thriller -- Lynn Barber * Observer * Intelligent... Undeniably pacey * Guardian * This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication * Mail on Sunday * Tense and terrifying * Cosmopolitan * The Security Service background is exceedingly convincing * Evening Standard * First class -- Douglas Hurd * New Statesman *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
0,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4481-5002-1 (9781448150021)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2007
Arrow Books Ltd
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Person
Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and was appointed Director-General in 1992.She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer and published her autobiography, Open Secret. The first Liz Carlyle novel, At Risk, was published in 2004.
