Secret Asset

Secret Asset
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Liz Carlyle Series, Book 2

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فرمت کتاب

ebook

تاریخ انتشار

2007

نویسنده

Stella Rimington

شابک

9780307267030
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نقد و بررسی

Publisher's Weekly

June 4, 2007
How smart of Random House Audio to hire as a reader noted British stage and television actress Fielding, whose prowess brings to life Rimington's own stint as director of the British spy outfit called MI5. (If Remington were brought to the screen, Judi Dench would play her as she plays M in the recent James Bond movies.) With perfect British reserve, Fielding catches the hard-driving Liz Carlyle-Rimington's alter ego-without sacrificing any of Carlyle's energy or excitement. Fielding does the same cool job on all the other characters, from an Islamic bookseller nicknamed Marzipan (no jokes about him being a sweet guy: he's not) to Liz's young assistant, Peggy Kinsolving. This well-edited abridgment cleverly removes some of the book's talkier sections. The result is a perfect choice for listeners who love political thrillers but have only a limited time to enjoy them. A simultaneous release with the Knopf hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 30).



Library Journal

May 1, 2007
Via her bright, lonely, and diligent protagonist, the author makes effective use of her professional knowledge as the former director general of Britain's security service (MI5) in this complex search for a mole. Counterintelligence usually requires investigators to trudge through acres of dossiers, and the resultant near weariness from examining potentially relevant detail may challenge some readers of Rimington's second Liz Carlyle spy novel (after "At Risk"). Something of a triple helix, the ingenious no-sex plot entwines strands of Irish Republican Army leftovers, disaffected spies, and Islamic terrorists. The combination of the false leads, side trips, and many characters, each described in some detail, all serve to confuse Liz, MI5, and possibly the nonattentive reader. Rimington's sense of place is strong and her denouement literally and figuratively accidental. Her writing style is competent, replete with sartorial descriptions, very British notation of social class differences, and mention of the vanity and supercilious attitudes of male colleagues, all of which could be pertinent in an investigation. Recommended for all public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 2/1/07.]Jonathan Pearce, California State Univ., Stanislaus

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