Tom Marcus
Tom Marcus is the pseudonym of a British intelligence agency officer of the Security Service (MI5). Marcus is the author of a memoir and two novels.
Marcus grew up in the north of England and served as a surveillance officer in the Security Service (known as MI5) before leaving the service in 2013 after being diagnosed with PTSD.[1][2] He is married to a fellow former secret agent and they have a child together.[2] His true identity has not been disclosed for his own security.[1] Marcus gave an interview to the The Victoria Derbyshire Show in 2016 about his experiences foiling Islamic terrorist plots.[2] Marcus had to work in a call centre and in a fast food restaurant after he left MI5 as his curriculum vitae was seen as inexplicable due to the secret nature of his profession.[2]
His 2017 memoir, Soldier Spy was cleared and approved for publication by MI5.[1]
Marcus has published two novels featuring the character Matt Logan, an MI5 agent like himself.[1] Logan is part of a secret British government agency called Blindeye.[1] Marcus has described his novels as "real and raw [and] based on my own experiences".[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Memoirs
[edit]- Soldier Spy. Pan MacMillan. 2017. ISBN 9781405927895.
- I Spy. Pan MacMillan. 2018. ISBN 9781509864119.
Novels
[edit]- Capture or Kill. Pan MacMillan. 2018. ISBN 9781509863587.
- Defend or Die. Pan MacMillan. 2021. ISBN 9781509863648.
- Target and Destroy. Pan MacMillan. 2023. ISBN 9781529065459.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Pan Mac nets two from ex-MI5 officer Marcus". The Bookseller. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Soriano, Monica. "The MI5 spy who saved children from a UK bomb attack". BBC Newsdate=3 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2024.