A historic institution is hiding a very modern threat. The student Li Min a Chinese student
is forced by her government to transfer from Harvard to Oxford University where she is
recruited to an elite Chinese study centre based out of St Felix's College. The scapegoat
Meanwhile the centre's newly recruited head stumbles on its more sinister purpose: recruiting
Chinese and sympathetic British students to steal high-value research and intellectual
property. Unsure who at the university he can trust he turns to CIA agent Manon Tyler for
help. The spy who might be their only hope... But as Li and another Chinese-American student
are drawn deeper into a deadly game will Manon be able to penetrate the heart of St Felix's
secrets in time to save them? PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON: 'Intriguing and very
cleverly-plotted' ALEX GERLIS 'Races along at breakneck speed. Packed with insider information
this is not one to miss' M. W. CRAVEN 'Damn good' Daily Telegraph 'A must-read for fans of
contemporary spy fiction' Publishers Weekly 'This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes
authenticity over fabrication that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work'
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