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The Moscow Sleepers

A Liz Carlyle Thriller
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The Moscow Sleepers by Stella Rimington is a gripping espionage thriller featuring MI5 officer Liz Carlyle. The story revolves around a network of young Russians concealed in the UK as deep-cover "sleepers," tasked with triggering a sinister plot orchestrated from Moscow. As tensions escalate globally, Liz and her team must unravel the complex conspiracy to prevent a potential disaster.
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This thrilling crime novel might appeal to you if you're drawn to espionage and enjoy intricate plots that weave together global politics and personal intrigue. Stella Rimington's background as a former intelligence leader adds authenticity and depth to the suspense, making it a compelling choice for fans of spy tales and gripping investigations.

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The Moscow Sleepers

For fans of Spooks, Homeland and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington’s gripping espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot – tense, gripping and global in scope

For fans of Spooks, Homeland and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington’s gripping espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot – tense, gripping and global in scope

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For fans of Spooks, Homeland, McMafia, and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington’s gripping espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot – tense, gripping, and global in scope.

A man lies dying in a hospital in upstate Vermont. The nurses know only that he is an academic at a nearby university, but they have been instructed to call the FBI should anyone visit their patient.

News of this suspected Russian illegal soon reaches MI5 in London, where Liz Carlyle has been contacted by a top-secret source known as Mischa, who is requesting a clandestine rendezvous in Berlin.

Meanwhile, in Brussels, a Russian sleeper agent who has lived undercover for years is beginning to question his role, while suspicions have been roused about a boarding school in Suffolk that has recently changed hands in mysterious circumstances.

The latest expertly plotted thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling series, The Moscow Sleepers is a white-knuckle ride through the dark underbelly of international intelligence, simmering political animosities, and global espionage.

THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN, the brand-new thriller from Stella Rimington, is out now.

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The Moscow Sleepers by Stella Rimington is praised for its authentic depiction of intelligence work, providing intriguing insights into counter-terrorism efforts. The spy story is lauded as highly satisfying and contributes to Rimington's reputation in a genre often dominated by male authors. With engaging characters like Liz Carlyle, the book combines realism with compelling storytelling, drawing favourable comparisons to iconic authors like John le Carré.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408859773

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 August 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Dame Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1968. During her career she worked in all the main fields of the Service: counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism. She was appointed Director General in 1992, the first woman to hold the post. She wrote the Liz Carlyle and Manon Tyler series. She lived in London and Norfolk.

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