Stella Rimington
Birth date: May 13, 1935
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"Illegal Action" is a convincing but only mildly suspenseful Brit spy story, set in 2007 when the idea that Russia was waging a covert war against the UK was still new. The appeal of the Liz Carlyle books comes mostly from the fact that they are written by the ex-Director General of MI5 and the...
Memorial Day Weekend -- Labor Day 2018 The Books: Fiction Eric Ambler: The Mask of Dimitrios (new / print) **** Phyllis Bottome: The Lifeline (new / ebook-to-printed-PDF) ***1/2 John le Carré: The Tailor of Panama (revisited on audio, narrated by the author) ****1/2 Agatha Christie: N or M? (revis...
Secret Asset" is a credible, competent but unexceptional spy thriller. It eschews melodrama but doesn't have much to put in its place other than counter-espionage procedures that are interesting but not exciting. The audiobook is four hours long, split into four one hour chapters. This structure ...
"At Risk" is the debut thriller by Stella Rimington, former Director General of MI5. I didn't have high hopes of "At Risk" but I picked it up because I was curious to see how a woman with twenty-six years in the service would portray the counter-intelligence world of MI5. I've just bought the next t...
Close Call is the first book by Dame Stella Rimington I’ve read. I’m glad I did, as I enjoyed reading this book. Having not read the previous 7 books in this series, I can’t compare or say if the series is getting better or not. What I can say is that this book can be read as a stand-alone and you w...