Thom Tate

Thom Tate writes spy thrillers that hit with the force of blockbuster action films. Fast paced, immersive, and charged with the kind of tension that keeps you reading past midnight.

His stories drop readers into covert missions, shadow operations, and global conspiracies where every choice carries lethal consequences and danger is always one trigger pull away. Across novellas like Intercept and full length thrillers including The Auroral Contingency, Spear Garden, and Beyond All Measure, Thom has built a reputation for one thing: putting you in the boots of operatives who live in the shadows and fight on the world's most volatile front lines.

Cinematic. Visceral. Relentless. Readers say his books feel less like novels and more like watching a high stakes mission unfold in real time.

Blake MacKay, the CIA operative at the heart of the Covert World series, has been called a cross between James Bond and Jason Bourne. Deadly, intelligent, and impossible to stop. The kind of hero you'd want on your side when the world's hanging by a thread.

Thom's upcoming prequel novel, Who Is Blake MacKay, drops in mid 2026 and reveals the origin story readers have been demanding. The mission that forged Blake into the operative the CIA can't afford to lose.

Thom doesn't come from a military background, but his obsessive dedication to research, authenticity, and craft has earned him comparisons to the giants of the genre. He writes with the precision of a tactician and the instincts of a storyteller who knows exactly how to make you feel every explosion, every betrayal, every impossible choice.

Ready to step into the covert world? Start with Intercept, free at this website, then dive into the full length Blake MacKay thrillers. Once you're in, you won't want out.

Stay connected with Thom’s mission updates and upcoming releases— including Who Is Blake MacKay—at tatescovertworld (After the dot is the most COMmon one.) or on X at @Thom_Tate.

Step into the covert world and experience espionage like never before.