Illegal Action

Illegal Action

The new installment in Stella Rimingtonâ€™s series of â€œfrighteningly authenticâ€ espionage thrillers (Chicago Tribune) featuring the fiercely intelligent, ambitious MI5 officer Liz Carlyle.

Liz has been transferred to counter-espionageâ€”the hub of MI5 operations during the Cold War, which has been scaled back as anti-terrorism has gained priority. But thereâ€™s plenty for her to do: there are more spies operating in London in the twenty-first century than there were during the height of East-West hostilities. Even the Russians still have a large contingent, although now they spy on the international financial community and on the wealthy ex-pat oligarchs who make England their domain.

In her new assignment, Liz quickly uncovers a plot to silence one of these Russians: Nikita Brunovsky, an increasingly vocal opponent of Vladimir Putin. The Foreign Office is adamant about forestalling a crime that could become a full-blown international incident, but thereâ€™s not a single clue as to how the assassination will be carried outâ€”and Liz is solely responsible for averting disaster. So she goes undercover, attaching herself to Brunovskyâ€™s retinue: racing against the clock to determine who betrayed him and suddenly facing a wholly unexpected second taskâ€”unmasking a Russian operative working undercover alongside her.

Dame Stella has once again distilled her experience as the first woman Director General of MI5 into a spy novel of arresting psychological complexity and unflagging suspense.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2008-07-01
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307268853

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2008-07-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307268853

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