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The Moscow Sleepers is a 2017 espionage novel by British author Stella Rimington, who previously served as Director General of MI5. It is part of the series featuring Liz Carlyle, a British intelligence officer, and uses the idea of Russian sleeper agents as the basis for a contemporary spy plot. The book is intended for readers of procedural spy fiction and reflects Rimington's experience of writing about intelligence organizations from a former practitioner's perspective.
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Who wrote The Moscow Sleepers?
The Moscow Sleepers was written by British author Stella Rimington. Rimington previously served as Director General of MI5, which informs the novel's intelligence setting.
Who is the main character in The Moscow Sleepers?
The novel features Liz Carlyle, a British intelligence officer. She is part of Rimington's recurring series of espionage novels.
What are the Moscow sleepers in the novel?
The title refers to Russian sleeper agents, intelligence operatives placed in a country before they are activated. The 2017 story uses that idea as the basis for a contemporary British espionage plot.
Is The Moscow Sleepers part of a series?
Yes, it is one of Stella Rimington's Liz Carlyle novels. Readers interested in the character should approach it as part of an ongoing spy-fiction series rather than as a standalone thriller.
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