Stella Rimington joined Britainโs Security Service (MI5) in 1969. During her nearly 30-year career she worked in all the main fields of the Serviceโs responsibilitiesโcounter subversion, counter espionage and counterterrorismโand successively became Director of all three branches. Appointed Director General of MI5 in 1992, she was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a nonexecutive director of Marks & Spencer and published her autobiography,ย Open Secret,ย in the United Kingdom. She is also the author ofย the novels:ย At Risk, Secret Asset,ย andย Illegal Action. Rimington lives in London.
Rosalyn Landorย is an English-born television, theater, and multiple-award-winning audiobook narrator. Her television credits includeย Love in a Cold Climate,ย Rumpole of the Bailey,ย Sherlock Holmes, andย Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has won numerous Audie awards andย AudioFileย magazine Earphones awards.