At risk : Liz Carlyle, book 1 / Stella Rimington.
'Our concern - and we've communicated this over the weekend to all stations - is that the opposition may be about to deploy an invisible.'An invisible is CIA speak for the ultimate intelligence nightmare: the terrorist who, because he or she is an ethnic native of the target country, can cross its borders unchecked, move around that country unquestioned and infiltrate its institutions with ease. An invisible on mainland Britain was the worst possible news. For Liz Carlyle, an MI5 Intelligence officer, this report from MI6 marks the start of an operation which will test her to the limit and put her own life in jeopardy. As she sifts the incoming evidence and gets reports from her agents she realizes there is an immanent terrorist threat. But who or what is the target? And who and where is the invisible? Time is of the essence in this desperate search and it becomes clear that it is Liz's intuitive skills, her ability to get inside her enemy's head, which offer the only hope of averting disaster. In this terrifying and tautly drawn debut thriller Stella Rimington takes us to the heart of the Intelligence world. It is a place she is uniquely qualified to describe.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400043700
- ISBN: 9781400043705
- Physical Description: 367 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2005]
- Distributor: Distributed by Random House.
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- Originally published: Great Britain: Hutchinson, 2004.
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- 15 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F RIM (Text) | 34621200112293 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F RIMINGTON (Text) | 39493105876272 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F RIMINGTON (Text) | 40599000616261 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101108023 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F RIMINGTON (Text) | 40599000616287 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | F RIMINGTON (Text) | 40599000616329 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | F R (Text) | 25908004040056 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Rimington (Text) | 33115005887028 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F RIMINGTON (Text) | 39493105088563 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | FIC Rimington, Stella (Text) | 0112513867484 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
'Our concern - and we've communicated this over the weekend to all stations - is that the opposition may be about to deploy an invisible.'An invisible is CIA speak for the ultimate intelligence nightmare: the terrorist who, because he or she is an ethnic native of the target country, can cross its borders unchecked, move around that country unquestioned and infiltrate its institutions with ease. An invisible on mainland Britain was the worst possible news. For Liz Carlyle, an MI5 Intelligence officer, this report from MI6 marks the start of an operation which will test her to the limit and put her own life in jeopardy. As she sifts the incoming evidence and gets reports from her agents she realizes there is an immanent terrorist threat. But who or what is the target? And who and where is the invisible? Time is of the essence in this desperate search and it becomes clear that it is Liz's intuitive skills, her ability to get inside her enemy's head, which offer the only hope of averting disaster. In this terrifying and tautly drawn debut thriller Stella Rimington takes us to the heart of the Intelligence world. It is a place she is uniquely qualified to describe.
