Alex Gerlis

Alex Gerlis is a British novelist and former BBC journalist.

Early life and education Gerlis was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. He graduated with a degree in Law and Politics from Hull University in 1977.

Career Gerlis worked for the BBC for nearly thirty years as a television journalist and held senior editorial and training roles. He started as a researcher on the programme Panorama with a short-term contract. His work for the BBC took him to Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and China. He led the training of the BBC's journalists as the Head of Training at the BBC College of Journalism. Alex Gerlis represented the BBC on the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. He also chaired the European Broadcasting Union Training Committee. Alex left the BBC in 2011 to write full-time.

Bibliography (selected) Spy Masters Series

The Best of Our Spies (2012) Agent in Peril (2022) The Second Traitor (2025) City of Traitors (to be published August 2026)