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Stella Rimington

Jun 2016 · A Liz Carlyle Thriller Book 9 · Bloomsbury Publishing

About this ebook

'Rimington tells her story with the crisp authority one would expect of James Bond's M' New York Times Book Review

Recovering from a gruelling terrorist investigation, Liz Carlyle has been posted to MI5's counter-espionage desk. Her bosses hope the change of scene will give her some breathing space, but they haven't counted on Putin's increased aggression towards the West. Soon Liz is on the hunt for a Russian spy who threatens to plunge Britain back into the fraught days of the Cold War.

Meanwhile, MI6 has hired Jasminder Kapoor, a controversial young civil rights lawyer, to explain issues of privacy and security to the public. But in this world of shadowy motives and secret identities, Jasminder must be extra-careful about whom she can trust ...

THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN, the brand-new thriller from Stella Rimington, is out now.

Ratings and reviews

I hope Ms Rimington was a better spycatcher than she is a novelist. This was pedestrian and dull; predictable, and the new characters introduced into Ms Rimington's MI5 world were too gullible for belief and lacking credibility. Where were the issues of betrayal and conscience? This was airport departure lounge reading. Ms Rimington needs to study some of le Carré's novels to see how moral dilemma in the secret world is properly described.

Very enjoyable read, kept me wanting more.

A great read from a great author.

About the author

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.