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Open Secret: The Autobiography of the Former Director-General of MI5
Open Secret The Autobiography of the Former DirectorGeneral of MI5
Author: Stella Remington
During her career in MI5, which lasted from 1969 to 1996, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities—counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism—and became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was the first woman t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099436720
ISBN-10: 0099436728
Publication Date: 9/1/2002
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Random House UK
Book Type: Paperback
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This book sounded a lot more interesting than it was. Maybe it's just me, but it got boring in parts. I enjoy Ms. Remington's Liz Carlyle series, but this bogged down quite often.
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The story of M15's transformation...is fascinating. So, too is Rimington's account of her rise in what was very definitely a man's world."
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Autobiography of the former Director-General of M15. Her roles in Security Services and strains on a single mother.


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