Tom Marcus grew up on the streets in the North of England. He joined the army at sixteen and went on to became the youngest member of the Armed Forces to pass the 6-month selection process for special operations in Northern Ireland. He was then recruited from the army into MI5 as a surveillance officer. He left the Security Service recently after a decade on the frontline protecting his country. Soldier Spy was his first book. It has been vetted and cleared for publication by his former employer.