Stella Rimingon has moved to Bloomsbury for the publication of her gripping new thriller. Deep Secret confirms Rimington as the queen of the post-9/11 spy novel Stella's background as the former head of MI5 gives her novels a ring of authenticity that appeals to the Spooks generation In the post-9/11world, where terrorism is the new and ever-present danger, Liz Carlyle is a very modern heroine who combines a knowledge of Intelligence tradecraft and intuition that is beloved by fans of John le Carre, Patricia Cornwall, P.D. James and Susan Hill

PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON: 'For a pacy page-turner, she's a safe bet ... Rimington is particularly strong in her accounts of procedure, unsurprisingly, given her past role as Head of MI5' - Independent 'Liz Carlyle is an MI5 agent with the traditional thriller-heroine mix of dysfunctional personal life and steely ambition' - Daily Telegraph 'The details of how MI5 conducts its business are fascinating ... Stella establishes a cracking pace and keeps you guessing right up until the end' - Sunday Express '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

Dame Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1968. During her career she worked in all the main fields of the Service: counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism. She was appointed Director General in 1992, the first woman to hold the post. She has written her autobiography and five Liz Carlyle novels. She lives in London and Norfolk.