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The Devil's Bargain

Manon Tyler Thrillers #1
by Stella Rimington
The Devil's Bargain (Manon Tyler Thrillers #1) by Stella Rimington
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One lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it.

Harry policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud.

In 1988 Harry made one he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain – and he's regretted it ever since. So when he recognises Igor many years later as his newly-elected MP, he knows he has to come clean. But the MP recognises him too – and Harry fears what he might do next.

Peter Robinson, salesman, politician, bachelor, spy.

It was easy to get into Britain in 1988 as an illegal, working deep undercover, but the break-up of the Soviet Union cut Robinson off from his homeland. He's inching closer to Britain's levers of power – but now the one man who knows his secret has reappeared. With no way to contact Moscow, he must act fast to preserve his position and reap its rewards – at any cost.

Manon Tyler, CIA analyst, has just boarded a plane to London – with a report on Russian illegals to read.

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Release date: March 2022

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Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington was educated at Nottingham Girls' High School and Edinburgh University where she took an MA in English Language and Literature. She went on to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in the Administration of Archives and The Study of Records at Liverpool University. She worked as an archivist in the Worcestershire County Archives and the India Office Library in London and in 1965 accompanied her husband on a diplomatic posting to the British High Commission in New Delhi. There, she was recruited as a part-time clerk typist by the MI5 office in the High Commission. Returning to the UK in 1969, she joined MI5 full-time, beginning a career which lasted until her retirement from the Service in 1996. During her career she became Director of each of the operational branches of the Service, counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism, and then Deputy Director General in 1991. On her appointment as Director General in 1992, she became the first female to hold the post and the first Head of one of Britain’s Intelligence Services to be publicly named, beginning a new era of openness for UK Intelligence.

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Stella was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1996 New Year's Honours and she holds honorary degrees from several universities. Amongst other appointments since her retirement from MI5, she has been a non executive director of Marks & Spencer plc and BG Group plc, Chairman of the Institute of Cancer Research, a Trustee of the Royal Marsden Hospital and the charity Refuge, and a school governor.

In 2001, Dame Stella published her autobiography, Open Secret and she has since published ten novels featuring the MI5 officer Liz Carlyle.  The Devil's Bargain, published in 2022, introduces a new heroine Manon Tyler, a young CIA officer.

Dame Stella is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren.

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Manon Tyler Thrillers

Manon Tyler Thrillers consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Devil's Bargain (Manon Tyler Thrillers #1)
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The Hidden Hand (Manon Tyler Thrillers #2)
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