At Risk (Abridged) Audiobook

" A punchy first novel by the former Head of MI5 that has an exciting and seemingly realistic plot line concerning the smuggling of terrorists into Britain in Norfolk. Made a change from reading very glamorous and blockbuster thrillers. "

" I'm so pleased to have found this series. A spy thriller with simple, steady increase of suspense through out the story. The tale has a very authentic feel I'm sure due to Stella Rimington's real life experience as General Director of Mi5. Very good read. I will look for more if her work. "

" I really liked this -- thought Liz was a great protagonist. Will definitely read more in the series. "

" I try to judge books based on what the author is trying to do. Rimington hits a lot of the spy thriller cliches here: hero(ine) whose job prevents her from finding love--check, innocent victims of evil international villains--check, unexpected twists and red herrings--check, check. But somehow, the novel is not a cliche. Liz Carlyle is a British agent trying to find an "invisible": a UK citizen who also is an Islamic terrorist. The race-against-time plot shows off some solid pacing and my pages kept turning late into the night. Am looking forward to more in the series. "

" This is an excellent series. "

" A thriller with an excellent twist written about a terrorist group in deepest Norfolk made more interesting by the author's background. "

" An fast, easy read . . . even for me. Very entertaining with a strong female lead. "

" Great start to a super series. Very well done spy thriller. Extremely satisfying. If you like this sort of spy story, this is a definite read for you. "

" An entertaining fast paced story about a female intelligence officer in Britain's MI-5 Agency written by the former first female head of MI5. Would have liked to have gotten more detail about the innerworkings of the agency. More of an "action thriller" type of book - good for airplane reading. "

" The author was the head of MI-5 and knows her stuff. This is her debut novel. It is a fast moving thriller set in England, and the plot could have come of the headlines. It completely keeps your interest. "

" I really enjoyed this novel! The story was really compelling and it seemed sort of terrifyingly plausible. I also think the author set up the heroine's life in such a way that there will be plenty to explore in future books. "

" A good modern espionage procedual. I'm not rushing out to read the next Rimington book, but I will definitely get to it sometime. Reminded me of the great British spy tv shows like The Sandbaggers and MI5. "

" Written as fiction, a former head of MI5 creates the counterterrorist agent, Liz Carlyle, who is given limited time to find the worst kind of terrorist , an "invisible"-someone traveling on a British passport. As taunt, and suspenseful as a Robert Ludlum. Very Good. "

" I was hoping this would be Bridget Jones meets James Bond. It was dry and not good at all..... "

" Loved the authenticity, and personal-life parts weren't as great as the intelligence services, but still a good read. "

" This is her first novel and it shows, with rather two dimensional characters and rather pedestrian writing. However, the plot is good, the detail impressive and one assumes she knows what she is talking about, as ex head of MI5. Enjoyable readable spy thriller, a million miles from James Bond. "

" One of the first books I've read about a woman in British intelligence. "

" A solid page turner. Felt like a 'how to run an investigation' manual at times. Not that that isn't interesting in itself though. "

" NOt bad thriller in the mould of Spooks etc "

" Agent of MI5 (British intelligence agency) races to stop terrorist that has entered England. "

" Fun read---nothing too deep, about par for a thriller, but well-written. "