Stella Rimington Knihy

U somálského pobřeží přepadnou piráti řeckou nákladní loď. Nebezpečí je zažehnáno, když francouzská hlídka útočníky včas odhalila a zajala. Jeden z pirátů, Pákistánec narozený v Británii, přitahuje pozornost britské tajné služby, která se zapojuje do vyšetřování. Pátrání se mění v závod s časem. Grace Lyndonová, mladá parfemistka s mezinárodní kariérou, zažívá životní zvrat, když kousne do obyčejného jablka z venkovského sadu. Jeho chuť a vůně ji okouzlí natolik, že se rozhodne získat vzorek do své laboratoře. Ovšem majitel sadu je neoblomný a odmítá jí to dovolit. Novinář Richard Kilmer je zamilovaný a chystá se požádat svou vyvolenou o ruku. Cestou k jejím rodičům však havaruje a po krátkém bezvědomí se probouzí, ale jeho milovaná zmizela. Ramona Galagherová čelí mnoha problémům. Její pekárna je na pokraji bankrotu, manžel její těhotné dcery Sofie byl těžce zraněn v Afghanistánu, a navíc se stará o problémovou nevlastní dceru Katie, jejíž matka je na drogové odvykací kúře. Ramona se snaží najít sílu v lásce k pečení, aby překonala svá trápení.

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1) Michael Connelly: Devět draků Detektiv Harry Bosch vyšetřuje v Los Angeles vraždu čínského obchodníka, za kterou patrně stojí čínská mafie. Vtom mu přijde zpráva, že v Hongkongu unesli jeho třináctiletou dceru. Harry hodí vše za hlavu a odlétá na druhý konec světa, aby dceru zachránil. 2) Garth Stein: Jak závodit v dešti Jak vypadá lidský život z pohledu nejlepšího přítele člověka? Starý pes Enzo vypráví o svém pánovi, automobilovém závodníkovi Dennym, jeho ženě Evě, dcerušce Zoe a pohnutém osudu celé rodiny. Psí filozof překvapuje neobyčejnými vhledy do situace. 3) Stella Rimingtonová: Nebezpečí trvá Agentka MI5 Liz Carlyleová je z Londýna převelena do Severního Irska, kde stále působí ilegální odtrženecké skupiny IRA. Hned cestou z letiště v Belfastu se ji někdo pokusí zabít – Liz unikne jen o vlásek – a záhy zmizí jeden z jejích kolegů, blízký přítel Dave… 4) Peter Pezzelli: Vila Mirabella Práce v rodinném penzionu Jasonu Mirabellovi nikdy moc nevoněla. Otec ho nechal vystudovat a ze syna se stal supermanažer, před kterým se v Los Angeles rýsovala hvězdná budoucnost. Jenže pak přišel pád a Jason musel s pokorou zazvonit u dveří otcova domu.

She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré Wall Street Journal

When Liz 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, Director of Counter Terrorism, trusts her as well and immediatel

A network of unknown soldiers. An enemy with nothing to lose. The War on Terror is coming home.

MI5 officer Liz Carlyle is posted to Northern Ireland. From the moment she lands in Belfast, danger follows. She soon discovers that the peace process in the province is precarious. Then a source reports strange goings-on at a house on the Irish Sea owned by the Fraternity, an organisation Liz suspects of being a front for renegade former IRA men. Its head is Seamus Piggott, an Irish-American with a gun-running past. When another informant reports a plot is being hatched against the security forces, Liz and her colleague Dave Armstrong suspect Piggott is involved, along with a former French Intelligence officer. Moving from London to Belfast to the South of France, the latest Stella Rimington Liz Carlyle novel is a propulsive thriller filled with action and nail-biting suspense.

The international arms trade is about to become a national problem... In 2012, in a Middle Eastern souk, CIA agent Miles Brookhaven was attacked. At the time he was infiltrating rebel groups in the area. No one was certain if his cover had been blown or if the act was just an arbitrary attack on Westerners. Months later, the incident remains a mystery. Now, Liz Carlyle and her Counter Terrorism unit in MI5 have been charged with the task of watching the international under-the-counter arms trade. With the Arabic region in such a volatile state, the British Intelligence forces have become increasing concerned that extremist Al-Qaeda jihadis are building their power base ready to launch another attack. As the pressure mounts, Liz and her team must intercept illegal weapons before they get into the wrong hands. When MI5 learns that the source of the arms deals is located in Western Europe, Liz finds herself on a manhunt that leads her to Paris, to Berlin and into her own long-forgotten past. A past buried so deep that she thought it would never resurface . . .

A deadly terrorist threat draws British intelligence officer Liz Carlyle into a dangerous pursuit in which she discovers that her unique ability to get inside the enemy's head could be the only hope of averting a horrific disaster.

When a rogue Russian spy warns her of a plot to hack into the West's military satellite systems, MI5's Liz Carlyle finds her past catching up with her...Geneva, 2012. When a Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with vital information about the imminent cyber-sabotage of an Anglo-American Defence programme, he refuses to talk to anyone but Liz Carlyle. But who is he, and what is his connection to the British agent?At a tracking station in Nevada, US Navy officers watch in horror as one of their unmanned drones plummets out of the sky, and panic spreads through the British and American Intelligence services. Is this a Russian plot to disable the West's defences? Or is the threat coming from elsewhere?As Liz and her team hunt for a mole inside the MOD, the trail leads them from Geneva, to Marseilles and into a labyrinth of international intrigue, in a race against time to stop the Cold War heating up once again...

Damn good . I'd certainly take any sequel she writes Daily Telegraph

'I wanted more' DAVID GILMAN One lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it. Harry Bristow: policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud. In 1988 Harry made one mistake: he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain - and he's regretted it ever since. So when he recognises Igor many years later as his newly-elected MP, he knows he has to come clean. But the MP recognises him too - and Harry fears what he might do next. Peter Robinson, MP: salesman, politician, bachelor, spy. It was easy to get into Britain in 1988 as an illegal, working deep undercover, but the break-up of the Soviet Union cut Robinson off from his homeland. He's inching closer to Britain's levers of power - but now the one man who knows his secret has reappeared. With no way to contact Moscow, he must act fast to preserve his position and reap its rewards - at any cost. Manon Tyler, CIA analyst, has just boarded a plane to London - with a report on Russian illegals to read. 'Intriguing and very cleverly-plotted' ALEX GERLIS 'Races along at breakneck speed. Packed with insider information, this is not one to miss' M. W. CRAVEN PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON: 'Damn good' Daily Telegraph 'A must-read for fans of contemporary spy fiction' Publishers Weekly 'This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication, that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work' Mail on Sunday

In the fourth installment of Stella Rimington’s thrilling series, MI5 officer Liz Carlyle faces a dire situation as a Middle East peace conference approaches at Gleneagles resort in Scotland. MI5 receives alarming intel from a high-ranking Syrian source about two individuals planning to violently disrupt the conference and frame Syria for the chaos. The identities and motives of these individuals remain unknown, raising concerns about whether they are acting independently or under foreign influence. With heads of state from the U.S., U.K., Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran in attendance, the stakes are incredibly high. As the conference deadline looms, promising leads turn into frustrating dead ends, and Liz realizes the threat is more significant than anticipated. Her sharp intuition, which has always guided her in understanding human behavior, is put to the test. Will it be enough to prevent a disaster that could obliterate any chance for peace in the region? Rimington draws on her experience as the first female Director General of MI5 to craft a suspenseful narrative that explores how the war on terrorism continually reshapes our world.

Following the astute MI5 officer Liz Carlyle, this spy novel delves into a gripping narrative filled with psychological intricacies and relentless tension. As she navigates the challenges of her high-stakes career, readers are drawn into a world of espionage that tests her intellect and ambition. The story promises to keep audiences on the edge of their seats with its complex characters and suspenseful plot twists.

During her career in MI5, which lasted from 1969 to 1996, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities—counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism—and became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment.