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 is the author of the Liz Carlyle series, the Manon Tyler series and her autobiography. She lived in London and Norfolk.

She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré

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 is the author of the Liz Carlyle series, the Manon Tyler series and her autobiography. She lived in London and Norfolk.

She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré

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 is the author of the Liz Carlyle series, the Manon Tyler series and her autobiography. She lived in London and Norfolk.

She bids to join the ranks of such secret-agent authors as Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene and John le Carré