MARK SIMMONS AUTHOR
ESPIONAGE BOOKS AND MUCH MORE
My name is Mark Simmons; welcome to my website. I’m a writer of espionage books, both fiction and non-fiction. My first book about Ian Fleming, Ian Fleming & Operation Golden Eye: Keeping Spain out of World War II, was favourably reviewed in the New York Times and was followed in 2020 by Ian Fleming’s War: The Inspiration for 007.
For many years I have also run an online book shop selling a wide range of second-hand titles. Visit my eBay store to see the full range.
ONLINE SHOP
You can purchase the full range of my espionage books and other titles in my new online shop. From my fiction novels to my non-fiction titles, all can be purchased directly from myself. Kindle books also available via a link to Amazon.
As well as selling my own titles, I also have an array of second-hand espionage books and other titles by other authors available to buy. Visit my online shop via the button below and start browsing the various categories of second-hand books.
Latest Release
By Mark Simmons
With the Commandos: The drive into Hitler’s Reich November 1944-June 1945. From the battle for Walcheren Island, to open the port of Antwerp, to the crossing of the river barriers into Germany. ‘With the Commandos’ tells the story, which has largely been forgotten, namely that of the Commandos’ role in the last few months of the war in Europe, often leading the way these men battled their way into the heart of the Third Reich fighting against a fanatical foe. ‘With the Commandos’ is largely told through the words of the men who took part.
My latest blog posts
Winter 2025-26 News Letter
What happened to Iris Gibson by Fred de Vries
What became of Iris Gibson, the runner-up? When Alistair Maclean won the short story competition , run by the Glasgow Herald’s Weekend page in 1954, Iris I.J.M. Gibson, of Well Meadow House, Paisley, was the runner-up with 'Now Such Light', earning herself the (then)...
With the Commandos books have arrived
The books have arrived pre-orders will be dispatched shortly. Unpacking Here they are
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