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The Geneva Trap: A Liz Carlyle novel (Liz Carlyle 7) [Hardcover]

Stella Rimington (Author)
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Publication Date: 19 July 2012 | Series: Liz Carlyle 7

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...

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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (19 July 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9781408828663
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408828663
  • ASIN: 1408828669
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON:

'Rimington's best work demonstrates a flair for narrative, with a sense of authenticity and an insider's grasp on the pressing issues of the day

(Washington Post )

For a pacy page-turner, she's a safe bet ... Rimington is particularly strong in her accounts of procedure, unsurprisingly, given her past role as Head of MI5 (Independent )

Liz Carlyle is an MI5 agent with the traditional thriller-heroine mix of dysfunctional personal life and steely ambition (Daily Telegraph )

Rich with authentic details from Rimington's own life as director general of MI5, this is a must-read for fans of contemporary spy fiction (Publishers Weekly )

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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...
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, and one of the best in the series 24 July 2012
By J. R. Johnson-Rollings
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
In former MI5 director-general Dame Stella Rimington's seventh Liz Carlyle novel, the counter-espionage officer is called to Geneva when a Russian agent insists on talking only to her. It continues the style of the previous books, focussing heavily on depicting the realism of life in the security service while presenting a compelling tale.

The characterisation moves up a notch in this novel, with a significant sub-plot around elements of Liz's private life, and more of her backstory is revealed. The other characters are used more than in earlier books, with several of them getting significant portions of the narrative.

The plot is compelling and moves at a good pace - the realistic nature of the storyline may put some readers off as it's certainly not 'action packed', but I enjoy the insight into the actual workings of the security services that Rimington's real-life experience brings.

I found this to be one of the best in the series, with a good strong plot and compelling characters. I look forward to more adventures and finding out how the characters' lives will change.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A complicated plot grounded in authenticity 7 Aug 2012
By Julia Flyte TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is called to Geneva when a Russian intelligence agent approaches MI5 and demanding to speak to her. He has news about the infiltration of a top secret US/UK defence project. As Liz and her team hunt for the mole hidden somewhere within the Ministry of Defence, the Swiss authorities are conducting parallel enquiries into another Russian intelligence officer based in Geneva. At the same time, Liz is trying to assist her mother's partner with a family problem associated with an anarchist group in Southern France. There are some connections between these storylines, although the connections are not as straightforward as it will initially appear.

What I always like about Stella Rimington's books are the way that they ooze authenticity. Even little throwaway lines like describing the MI6 headquarters as "a mixture of understated gloom and grandiose pomp." When she describes surveillance operations or the way that agencies exchange information, you know that it's grounded in the reality of how these things are actually done. While there is action and violence in her stories, it doesn't stretch beyond the limits of all credibility.

Rimington's weakness as an author has always been character development. She has a knack for writing extremely wooden conversations, but this story is very much investigation based so it's less of an issue than it is in some of her other books. The relationship between Liz and her French counterpart is still very much on, but it's a relationship that's entirely devoid of any spark. We are told of their feelings for one another without ever feeling them.

Nonetheless, I enjoyed the story. It's not a "can't put down" thriller, but it develops at a good pace and keeps some connections withheld until the very end.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Super Intelligence Story 30 July 2012
By ACB (swansea) TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The 7th Liz Carlyle novel by Stella Rimington is a web of intrigue and espionage. It starts in Geneva, 2012. Russell White and Terry Castle are tennis partners who work in the Foreign Office. In the locker room, a man tells White he wants to speak to a woman, and only her, who, after contacting MI6 in London, turns out to be Liz Carlyle who is with MI5. The man is identified as Alexander Sorsky, a Russian Intelligence Agent. He remembered Liz from 20 years earlier when she attended a lecture by him on political theory.

She is dispatched to Geneva to meet Sorsky. He has information concerning a US-GB 'Project Clarity' developing an advanced military communication system using encrypted codes to control pilotless drones via a satellite system. Someone has infiltrated the programme passing information to a third country with the intent of sabotaging the system using counter decrypting codes. This may lead to another Cold or worse, a Cyber-War. He insists this person is not Russian and that he (Sorsky) is a patriot, not a traitor. This information is eventually taken seriously in Geneva, London and America and triggers a traipse through any evidence or leads that can be collected from the cooperating relevant Intelligence services, including the sites of the project's headquarters.

The hunt for the mole becomes tortuous, with involvement of goings-on in Marseilles, large amounts of money passing through Swiss and Soviet State banks and additional subversive characters involved with espionage. Rimington draws the characters into the narrative clearly into what is a complex international plot, keeping the reader enlightened throughout. A sub-plot occurs simultaneously. Liz's mother, Susan, has befriended Ed Treglown. His daughter, Cathy, has a 7 year old boy, Teddy. She has become involved with an anarchist cult in Marseilles who are becoming more violent in their intentions and are intent on forcing money out of her under threat of harm to her son. Liz's manfriend in Paris, Martin Seurat, an Intelligence Agent, sets about trying to curtail these activities planting informants into their midst. The outcomes of these adventures gradually and logically unravel with investigative team work.

The novel may be short on action but is compensated by an insight into the murky, secretive, enigmatic workings of agents and counter-agents and the invidious or rewarding demands required in their profession. Stella Rimington has again produced an easy and appealing read that is enjoyable.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Another very well constructed story.
I have thoroughly enjoyed Stella Rimingtons 'Liz Carlyle' adventures. This one does not disappoint either, I was hooked from the first page.
Published 14 days ago by Mrs. A. E. Farrington
5.0 out of 5 stars Geneva Trap review
As ever, Stella Rimington draws you gradually into the story - you feel you know the characters - she really knows her stuff, interesting, but not fantasy - you really believe this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Margaret Mannion
4.0 out of 5 stars She knows what she is talking about.
You can't identify the people she writes about, but she leaks everything about MI-5's tradecraft. How they follow people in London and how they interrogate them.
Published 1 month ago by David Christopher Johnson
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
- I had always looked forward eagerly to her books. It just seemed weak in plot and in chararcter development. It won't stop me reading her though. we all have off days/months.
Published 1 month ago by Therese Pratt
4.0 out of 5 stars Escapist
It is always interesting to try to guess how much of Liz Carlyle is Stella Rimington or a colleague. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sigi
4.0 out of 5 stars A good holiday page turner
Another Liz Carlyle Novel with Stella Rimington's blend of authenticity and personal drama. I found some elements of the plot a little far fetched, I doubt an SVR man on overseas... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Houston Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Stella Rimington classic
Stella Rimington's novels are very readable. Liz Carlyle the central character is obviously based on real life experiences of Ms. Rimington. All in all an excellent read.
Published 3 months ago by M. J. Goodenough
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read.
Good writing, Interesting and gripping right up to the last pages. Although a work of fiction,it could be based on fact
with just names and places changed. Excellent read.
Published 3 months ago by Mr D Hutchinson
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping read
Stella Rimington hasn't failed yet in her books - Liz Carlyle is a great character as are the others and the stories keep me reading til the end,.
Published 3 months ago by MRS S L MEREDITH
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
This is a compelling read and one that I would not hesitate in recommending to those who like the genre. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gripper17
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