At Risk

(Liz Carlyle 1)

By: Stella Rimington

Narrated by: Amy Noble

Brought to you by Penguin.

Former Director of MI5 Stella Rimington brings the high-stakes world of intelligence to life in AT RISK – the first novel in her bestselling series featuring MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle.

For MI5 officer Liz Carlyle, the nagging complications of her private life are quickly forgotten at Monday’s counter-terrorism meeting. An invisible may have entered mainland Britain.

An ‘invisible’ is a terrorist who is an ethnic native of the target country, who can cross its borders unchecked and move about unnoticed – the ultimate nightmare. By the time they're identified, it may be too late.

The intelligence operation that follows will test Liz to the limit. Who or what is the target? Where and who is the invisible? With each passing hour the danger increases.

But as Liz desperately sifts through the incoming intelligence, she finally realises a truth that could prove deadly: her ability to get inside her enemy’s head is the only hope of averting disaster...

But the clock is ticking - and anyone could be at risk.

© Stella Rimmington 2004 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critic reviews

A cracking good thriller

Intelligent... Undeniably pacy

This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication

Rimington makes adroit use of her expertise as former MI5 chief

Tense and terrifying

The Secret Service background is exceedingly convincing

First class (Douglas Hurd)