{"product_id":"9781415955222","title":"Illegal Action (Liz Carlyle Series #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new installment in Stella Rimington's series of \"frighteningly authentic\" espionage thrillers (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) featuring the fiercely intelligent, ambitious MI5 officer Liz Carlyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz has been transferred to counter-espionage--the hub of MI5 operations during the Cold War, which has been scaled back as anti-terrorism has gained priority. But there's plenty for her to do: there are more spies operating in London in the twenty-first century than there were during the height of East-West hostilities. Even the Russians still have a large contingent, although now they spy on the international financial community and on the wealthy ex-pat oligarchs who make England their domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her new assignment, Liz quickly uncovers a plot to silence one of these Russians: Nikita Brunovsky, an increasingly vocal opponent of Vladimir Putin. The Foreign Office is adamant about forestalling a crime that could become a full-blown international incident, but there's not a single clue as to how the assassination will be carried out—and Liz is solely responsible for averting disaster. So she goes undercover, attaching herself to Brunovsky's retinue: racing against the clock to determine who betrayed him and suddenly facing a wholly unexpected second task—unmasking a Russian operative working undercover alongside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDame Stella has once again distilled her experience as the first woman Director General of MI5 into a spy novel of arresting psychological complexity and unflagging suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books on Tape, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094674981104,"sku":"9781415955222","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781415955222_p0.jpg?v=1763728053","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781415955222","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}