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To catch an enemy with nothing to lose, MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle must venture into dangerous waters.When pirates attack a cargo ship off the Somalian coast and one of them is found to be a British-born Pakistani, alarm bells start ringing at London''s Thames House. MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is brought in to establish how and why a young British Muslim could go missing from his well-to-do family in Birmingham and end up onboard a pirate skiff in the Indian Ocean, armed with a Kalashnikov.After an undercover operative connected to the case turns up dead in the shipping office of an NGO in Athens it looks like piracy may be the least of the Service''s problems. Liz and her team must unravel the connections between Pakistan, Greece and Somalia, relying on their wits - and the judicious use of force - to get to the truth. And they don''t have long, as trouble is brewing closer to home: the kind of explosive trouble that MI5 could do without ...In this tense

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She provides lots of detail of intelligence work used to counter today's terrorists that seems real - and intriguing * Financial Times *
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 *
She uses her knowledge of covert spy operations to create powerful story lines that are exciting yet plausible * Daily Express *
Rip Tide incorporates the epic sweep and global concerns expected of a contemporary spy thriller * Irish Times *

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 19/07/2012
      ISBN13: 9781408821930, 978-1408821930
      ISBN10: 1408821931

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      To catch an enemy with nothing to lose, MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle must venture into dangerous waters.When pirates attack a cargo ship off the Somalian coast and one of them is found to be a British-born Pakistani, alarm bells start ringing at London''s Thames House. MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is brought in to establish how and why a young British Muslim could go missing from his well-to-do family in Birmingham and end up onboard a pirate skiff in the Indian Ocean, armed with a Kalashnikov.After an undercover operative connected to the case turns up dead in the shipping office of an NGO in Athens it looks like piracy may be the least of the Service''s problems. Liz and her team must unravel the connections between Pakistan, Greece and Somalia, relying on their wits - and the judicious use of force - to get to the truth. And they don''t have long, as trouble is brewing closer to home: the kind of explosive trouble that MI5 could do without ...In this tense

      Trade Review
      She provides lots of detail of intelligence work used to counter today's terrorists that seems real - and intriguing * Financial Times *
      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 *
      She uses her knowledge of covert spy operations to create powerful story lines that are exciting yet plausible * Daily Express *
      Rip Tide incorporates the epic sweep and global concerns expected of a contemporary spy thriller * Irish Times *

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