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The Devil's Bargain

By: Stella Rimington
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Devil's Bargain by Stella Rimington, read by Penelope Rawlins.

One lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it.

The new spy thriller from Stella Rimington, former head of MI5.

Harry Bristow: policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud.

In 1988, Harry made one mistake: 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, MP: 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.

©2022 Stella Rimington (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic Reviews

"Damn good." (Daily Telegraph)

"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

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The narrator’s voice is awful re the accents and the story is very slow. I couldn’t listen past the first couple of hours. I tried

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Nothing to it really. The narrator had an irritating voice esp when trying to do men or accents.

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Plot holes

Is it believable that a Soviet spy during the Cold War would think he can avoid being discovered when taking up a high exposure political position in a town just down the road from the where he bribed a policeman to get let in the country? No.

I’ve read enough.

The narrator’s voices for some of the characters is terrible too. Especially the antagonist himself.

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