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Close Call: A Liz Carlyle Novel
Stella Rimington
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Description for Close Call: A Liz Carlyle Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 246.
CIA agent Miles Brookhaven was attacked in a souk while infiltrating rebel groups in the area. No one was certain if his cover had been blown or if the act was just an arbitrary attack on Westerners. Months later, the incident remains a mystery. Now, Liz Carlyle and her Counter Terrorism unit in MI5 have been charged with the task of observing the international under-the-counter arms trade. With the Arabic region in such a volatile state, British Intelligence forces have become increasing concerned that extremist Al-Qaeda jihadis are building their power base, ready to launch another ... Read more
CIA agent Miles Brookhaven was attacked in a souk while infiltrating rebel groups in the area. No one was certain if his cover had been blown or if the act was just an arbitrary attack on Westerners. Months later, the incident remains a mystery. Now, Liz Carlyle and her Counter Terrorism unit in MI5 have been charged with the task of observing the international under-the-counter arms trade. With the Arabic region in such a volatile state, British Intelligence forces have become increasing concerned that extremist Al-Qaeda jihadis are building their power base, ready to launch another ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408841075
SKU
V9781408841075
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About Stella Rimington
Dame 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 several Liz Carlyle novels. She lives in London and Norfolk.
Reviews for Close Call: A Liz Carlyle Novel
She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré
Wall Street Journal
A wealth of persuasive detail, obviously drawn from first-hand experience
Marie Claire
This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence ... Read more
Wall Street Journal
A wealth of persuasive detail, obviously drawn from first-hand experience
Marie Claire
This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence ... Read more