Secret Asset
(Liz Carlyle 2)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:5th Apr '07
Should be back in stock very soon

From the former head of MI5 and author of the bestselling At Risk comes a heart-stopping new thriller that returns us to the high stakes world of MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle.
When Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at an Islamic bookshop, she trusts her instinct that a terrorist cell is at work. Her boss, Charles Wetherby, immediately puts a surveillance operation into place. An attack seems imminent.
From the former head of MI5 and bestselling author Stella Rimington comes the heart-stopping second novel featuring MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle.
When Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings are taking place at an Islamic bookshop, she trusts her instinct that a terrorist cell is at work. Her boss, Charles Wetherby, immediately puts a surveillance operation into place. An attack seems imminent.
So Liz is surprised when Wetherby suddenly takes her off the case. And she’s shocked to hear the reason why: he has received a tip-off that a mole is at work inside British Intelligence. If true, then the potential damage to the Service itself could be immeasurable. Now, as her colleagues scramble to avert a terrorist strike, Liz must find out who the mole is, and what their intentions are, before it is too late.
A cracking good thriller -- Lynn Barber * Observer *
Intelligent... Undeniably pacey * Guardian *
This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication * Mail on Sunday *
Tense and terrifying * Cosmopolitan *
The Security Service background is exceedingly convincing * Evening Standard *
ISBN: 9780099472599
Dimensions: 178mm x 110mm x 26mm
Weight: 233g
448 pages