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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow (2 Jun. 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099461390
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099461395
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.3 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (163 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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With At Risk, Dame Stella Rimington's first novel, she is probably aware that she'll be under negative pressure for her literary efforts quite as she was for her true-life revelations concerning the world of spooks in her autobiography Open Secret. In fact At Risk is a strikingly assured debut, with a female perspective on the secret world (via Rimington's heroine Liz) that is as fresh as it is plausible. Rimington's position in MI5 led to the inevitable comparisons with Judi Dench's performances as the first female M in the James Bond films, but what we're shown here is clearly a picture of the author in her early days--Liz is an overworked lower-echelon secret service operative, dealing with both the casual chauvinism of her colleagues and a potentially devastating terrorist plot. The latter is handled with terrifying verisimilitude (one senses the author's intimate knowledge of this world here), and the chapters involving the activities of the 'invisible' (a terrorist who passes as a native of the host country) is probably the most chillingly handled section of the book.

At Risk appears to be partly autobiographical--a novel with a female intelligence officer as its heroine will be construed that way--but it wouldn't be enough to carry an indifferently written book--and this is anything but that. In a plot that mixes East End gangsters, hierarchy and the role of women in government organisations, the central theme here is terrorism. Rimington clearly sees this as the major threat to homeland security in this day and age. Liz Carlisle is a very promising character--and the fact that a series is pending is welcome news. --Barry Forshaw

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"A cracking good thriller" (The Observer)

"Intelligent... Undeniably pacy" (The Guardian)

"This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication" (Mail on Sunday)

"Rimington makes adroit use of her expertise as former MI5 chief" (The Sunday Times)

"Tense and terrifying" (Cosmopolitan)

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3.0 out of 5 starsAn insider writes her debut spy thriller � a worthwhile read
By Kurt Steiner on 10 Jun. 2005
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books (2004), ISBN: 0099461390
At Risk is the debut spy thriller written by the former head of Security Service (aka MI 5), Stella Rimington. The author was the first woman to head MI 5, and the heroine of her story still comes up against some of the prejudices that continue to afflict women in traditional male bastions. Not that she is particularly bothered about this - she can afford to, she made it to the top after all - and nor is her heroine, Liz Carlyle.
Carlyle is a veteran with 10 years of service spent on the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorist desks. Her boss, the rather mercurial Charles Wetherby who's still in love with a wife afflicted by some sort of degenerative disease, has quiet confidence in Liz's abilities to tie loose threads of information together into a solid piece of analysis.
That first piece of information comes from Germany where a fake UK driving licence is ordered in the name of Faraj Mansoor, the homonym of a man known to Pakistan security services as a terrorist. Another thread is the chatter of terrorists who are eagerly expecting an "invisible" to come into the UK, a terrorist with the nationality and appearance of a national of the country in which he, or she, operates.
The story develops in a style reminiscent of Dan Brown's writing (The Da Vinci Code), a series of seemingly uncorrelated scenes which gradually morph into a full picture - I guess just like intelligence work. The plot does not let go of you and the author's tradecraft has undoubtedly instilled the story with a sense of verisimilitude. The dénouement is, however, a bit of a letdown - it is just a bit too soppy albeit not soppy enough to feel disappointed about having read the book in the first place.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent first novel (3.5 stars from me)!
By Rory Morty on 23 Oct. 2005
Format: Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. I was a little suspicious seeing the "From the former head of MI5" written on the cover. These marketing ploys by publishers get worse and worse lately. So, I picked it up with some reservations. But, I was not at all dissapointed. The story is wonderfully crafted. A whole lot of apparently unrelated bits and pieces of information get pulled togther, and this story was wonderfully realistic. One wonders if it perhaps comes from some MI5 files that the public will, of course, never get to hear about!!
AT RISK opens with an introduction to Liz Carlyle, the key character in the novel, currently an agent-runner with the counter-terrorism unit of MI5. Liz, while bumping heads with colleagues thanks to the usual inter-offfice, and indeed, intra-office politics in a male-dominated workplace, is also confidently supported by Charles Wetherby, her superior at MI5. We then witness the entrance into the UK of an "invisible", a terrorist and/or terrorist aid who can pass off for a local, and this invisible facilitates the entry into the UK of an arab terrorist. The plot takes off from there, and any further information would be a plot spoiler! It is certainly a fascinating and exciting story. And, with so much coverage of terrorism in the popular fiction today, this was a refreshingly original piece of story-telling (listen up, Vince Flynn!).
One cannot help but wonder how much the key character, Liz Carlyle, is actually Stella Rimmington. Carlyle's character is extremely well developed, and we get to learn a lot about her. In fact, all of the characters in the novel felt very real to me. I wholeheartedly recommend it!
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1.0 out of 5 starsSorely disappointed
By the elf on 12 July 2006
Format: Hardcover
In line with other readers I found this very disappointing. It seems hurried. Rushed out to make a bit more money. Preying on the gullibility of fans. Don't waste your money!
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1.0 out of 5 starsAt Risk
By Brian R. Rosier on 23 Jun. 2006
Format: Hardcover
Having been an avid reader of Cornwell's books I looked forward to the latest one. It is a very poor story and not value for money. Under 200 pages of double spaced script which could be condensed to 100 pages - a new author wouldn't get past thne first post with this.
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1.0 out of 5 starsUnbelievably Bad , Where has Patricia Cornwell Gone?
By G. Allan on 29 April 2007
Format: Paperback
How can someone who wrote such fantastic gripping books like Body Farm, Potters Field, Cause of Death, Body of Evidence etc turn out such total rubbish? Sad to say that even Kay Scarpetta books have been going downhill slowly too. And this from a great fan of hers. We both felt we "knew" KaY, Lucy and Marinno, the way she wrote about them, fully describing everything about them, reading those books, you lived with them virtually!!! Bit I'm sorry to say I only forced myself to finish this book off so I could say I had given it a chance. I was really looking forward to it coming out.

Please someone somewhere let Patricia C. know what she is doing to her reputation and bring back Scarpetta...the old Scarpeta not the new style of writing either!!!! The latest Scarpetta books have made her sound cold.

This review hasnt even really touched on At Risk. The reason ? I have nothing to say except to agree with the other reviewer if you must read it, get it from the library. Don't waste your money.

I won't even sell it on Amazon.
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1.0 out of 5 starsComplete drivel
By Karen Wilson on 30 Mar. 2007
Format: Paperback
I have loved Patricia Cornwell books from the very start, but they have deteriorated over the past few years (with the exception of Trace which was excellent, much more like the old Cornwell) - but this is in a class of it's own (hopefully). It is absolutely horrendous. The characters are unlikable and annoying, so frankly you don't really care what happens to them. The one good thing I can say about this book is that it is short so the torture of reading it doesn't last too long.
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