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  • By: Tom Marcus
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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By: Tom Marcus
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Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley.

In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target.

Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately 60 children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all.

'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no backup. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option.'

Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit, he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split-second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight.

In this explosive firsthand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time - a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-heard detail.

It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice.

'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people, and I'm damn good at it.'

©2016 Tom Marcus (P)2016 Penguin Audio

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Don't be fooled

Gave up on it in the end. If you're looking for a book that will open your eyes to the hidden world of MI5 espionage and methodology, this isn't it.
It is a book about a self obsessed man, completely devoid of humility, who believes he is always right and everyone else is wrong, and never hesitates to remind you of this.
More swear words than a redneck barbecue dont add to the narrative either. Tried to persevere to the end but had enough of the f's and c's, and unrelated rambled events, the majority of which I'm confident are imaginary.

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Fantastic account, fantastically narrated.

The best book I've had for a few years and the narrator was superb. Highly recommended.

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Unbelievable literally

The Secret Services never confirm or deny anything written about them giving people like Marcus the perfect unchallenged platform.
All “me me, me” and “ I, I ,I “ this “I save you all “ narrative has some pretty ridiculous scenarios recounted in it. Yes, I’m confident he’s served in the Service but it’s clear the many hours of boredom on surveillance has led to a great deal of fantasising. He uses the word s**t quiet often which is apt given this book is in my view full of it.

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A badly written fairytale

The vast majority of what’s written here is pure fantasy. The passage about urinating on the policeman in a Scottish pub is an insult to the intelligence. There are plenty of decent books on the security services that are actually true. This is 90% BS.

Don’t waste your money.

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Such an amazing read

As real as real gets, such dedication to duty. There is so much given on a daily basis. Thanks T.C

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Dissapointing, another factual fantasy

Why would an author go to great effort to describe one aspect of their life, but completely skim over significantly related (so he says) other? Worked for MI5? Potentially. Worked for 'Special Ops' in UK Army? This is where the story falls apart. Firstly the term 'Special Ops' is not generally used within the UK Army - typically the terms UKSF, SAS, SBS, SRR or at a push 'the Det' are used. This so called aspect of the authors career is skimmed over, and as he suggests he was not SAS, we can assume he was not SBS also - which leaves 'surveillance' either SRR or 'the Det'. The author suggests he was selected for this work - which is strange as these units are typically entered through a voluntary selection process - 'you select yourself' (or not) during their rigorous selection processes.

If you wanted people to believe you were 'hand picked' and recruited from this unit you would would think you had nothing to lose by saying so, especially if you were about to 'lift the lid' on MI5 Surveillance. Ultimately, those Special Forces units and their history are pretty much open source these days after other authors have blown the lid on them. This aspect, this lack of detail suggests hints of Walter Mitty fantasy at times regarding the authors so called 'Special Ops' background.

Sadly, the author fails recognise the link between their unfortunate childhood situation and links to their ultimate diagnosis with PTSD.

Potentially entertaining to your average Joe, but the endless self importance drone on like a Duracell battery.

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Eye opening

I've never wanted to write a review before but with this book I've had to. The book had me gripped from the start just the intense sty of what they go through on a dad to day basis is a big eye opener and I thank them .

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One of the best books I've read

This was the first book that I've read in a while which had left me completely captivated until the very end. I enjoyed the way the narrator told the story, many other audio books sound too robotic but this was a great book overall & the narrator did it justice. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

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Tiresome and tedious

Little plot, tedious storylines - what might have been a good subject became dull and repetitive

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Fantastic Book - Highly recommend to everyone

What did you like most about Soldier Spy?

The content, storyline and factual resources were outstanding, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book.

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