The Hidden Hand

Beschreibung

'Stella Rimington was the first female director general of Britain's MI5 and brings true authenticity to her tale of intellectual thievery' Irish Independent<BR><BR>A historic institution is hiding a very modern threat.<BR><BR>The student<BR>Li Min, a Chinese student, is forced by her government to transfer from Harvard to Oxford University, where she is recruited to an elite Chinese study centre based out of St Felix's College. <BR><BR>The scapegoat<BR>Meanwhile, the centre's newly recruited head stumbles on its more sinister purpose: recruiting Chinese and sympathetic British students to steal high-value research and intellectual property.

Unsure who at the university he can trust, he turns to CIA agent Manon Tyler for help. <BR><BR>The spy who might be their only hope...<BR>But as Li and another Chinese-American student are drawn deeper into a deadly game, will Manon be able to penetrate the heart of St Felix's secrets in time to save them?<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON:<BR><BR>'Intriguing and very cleverly-plotted' ALEX GERLIS<BR><BR>'Races along at breakneck speed.

Packed with insider information, this is not one to miss' M. W. CRAVEN<BR><BR>'Damn good' Daily Telegraph<BR><BR>'A must-read for fans of contemporary spy fiction' Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>'This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication, that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work' Mail on Sunday

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