Dead Line

Top notch espionage thriller written by the Service's former Director General, Stella Rimington.
'Cracking pace . . . the details of how MI5 conducts its business are fascinating' Sunday Express
'A wealth of persuasive detail drawn from first-hand experience' Marie Claire
MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is called to an urgent meeting with her boss, head of the Service's Counter-Espionage Branch. His counterpart over at MI6 has received alarming intelligence from a high-placed Syrian source.
A Middle East peace conference is planned to take place at Gleneagles in Scotland and several heads of state are coming. The Syrians have learned that two individuals are preparing to disrupt the peace conference in a way designed to be spectacular, laying the blame at Syria's door. The source claims that Syrian Intelligence is going to kill them first.
No one knows who they are or what they are planning to do. Are they working together? Who is controlling them? Or is the whole story a carefully laid trail of misinformation?
It is Liz's job to find out. But, as she discovers, the threat is far greater than she or anyone else could have imagined.

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'If you like a good spy story then this is for you' 5* Reader Review
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'An excellent fast-paced read . . . full of suspense' 5* Reader Review
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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 three Liz Carlyle novels. She lives in London and Norfolk.

'This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication, that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work' Mail on Sunday. 'A tense, terrifying read we couldn't put down' Cosmopolitan. 'A beguiling and successful debut' Evening Standard. 'A wealth of persuasive detail, obviously drawn from first hand experience' Marie Claire. 'The details of how MI5 conducts its business are fascinating ... Stella establishes a cracking pace and keeps you guessing right up until the end' Sunday Express.