Dead Line
Nail-biting espionage thriller from ex-Head of MI5
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4.3 • 164 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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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What readers are saying about Dead Line
'If you like a good spy story then this is for you' 5* Reader Review
'Great storytelling' 5* Reader Review
'Exciting from the beginning to the end' 5* Reader Review
'An excellent fast-paced read . . . full of suspense' 5* Reader Review
'Wonderfully written . . . compelling' 5* Reader Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Rimington s fine fourth spy thriller to feature MI5 officer Liz Carlyle (after Illegal Asset), the 35-year-old counterespionage agent takes the lead in unraveling disturbing intelligence received from MI6 regarding a plot to disrupt an upcoming Middle East peace conference in Scotland. According to a Syrian source, a Lebanese businessman living in London and a freelance journalist are suspected of planning to lay the blame for the projected attack on Syria. With the high-profile conference quickly approaching, every clue raises more questions for Liz, who begins to wonder if the intelligence wasn t all just disinformation. Liz s intuition proves correct when she uncovers an ingenious conspiracy that, if successful, could throw the entire Middle East into chaos. Rimington, the former director general of MI5, can be a bit methodical at points, but the impressively Ludlumesque plot will keep readers blissfully turning the pages until the end.
Customer Reviews
An excellent read
Gripping. Exciting. Unputdownable!
Dead Line
Fast paced, intricate patterns, very enjoyable read.
Not her best
Generally, I like Stella Rimington's work, but this is too complex and has a poor ending. And a rubbish title.