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Knopf
July 2008
On Sale: July 1, 2008
304 pages
ISBN: 0307268853
EAN: 9780307268853
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The new installment in Stella Rimingtonโs series of โfrighteningly authenticโ espionage thrillers (Chicago Tribune) featuring the fiercely intelligent, ambitious MI5 officer Liz Carlyle. Liz has been transferred to counter-espionageโthe hub of MI5 operations during the Cold War, which has been scaled back as anti-terrorism has gained priority. But thereโs 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 thereโs not a single clue as to how the assassination will be carried outโand Liz is solely responsible for averting disaster. So she goes undercover, attaching herself to Brunovskyโs retinue: racing against the clock to determine who betrayed him and suddenly facing a wholly unexpected second taskโ 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.
 Media BuzzMorning Edition - July 21, 2008
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