Maxima Library

For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.

Including:

* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell.

* James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent with an active cell.

* Joseph Finder riffing on a Boston architect who's convinced his Persian neighbors are up to no good.

* John Lawton concocting a Len Deighton-esque story about British intelligence.

* Stephen Hunter thrilling us with a tale about a WWII brigade.

Full list of Contributors:

James Grady, Charles McCarry, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, John Lawton, John Weisman, Stephen Hunter, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, Andrew Klavan, Robert Wilson, Dan Fesperman, Stella Rimington, Olen Steinhauer

La impactante novela escrita por la directora del servicio de inteligencia británico.

Cuando la agente Liz Carlyle se dirige a la reunión semanal del servicio de antiterrorismo del MI5 -el servicio de inteligencia británico- no puede imaginarse la noticia que va a abrir la mañana: el Sindicato Islámico del Terror puede estar preparando a un invisible, un terrorista originario del país objetivo, en este caso Gran Bretaña. Carlyle y su equipo se embarcarán en una carrera contra el reloj para evitar un atentado terrorista en Inglaterra. El personaje de M, jefa de James Bond, está claramente inspirado en Stella Rimington.Con sus novelas, Rimington nos da una visión realista del trabajo de los servicios de inteligencia británicos.

Stella Rimington first joined Britain’s Security Service (MI5) part-time in 1965, while she was in India accompanying her husband on a posting to New Delhi. She became a full-time employee on her return to the U.K. During her career with MI5, she worked in all the main fields of the Service: counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism becoming, successively, Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General in 1992 – the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced. During her tenure, she pursued a policy of greater openness for MI5, giving several public lectures and publishing a booklet about the service.