Marcus Paul Cootsona

Marcus Cootsona is the author of the Severin Force Quirky Political Thrillers, INITIAL FORCE and SUFFICIENT FORCE. He has also written two Wally Wilson Tennis Mysteries, SLAMMIN' and RUBBER MATCH, and two tennis instructional books, OCCAM'S RACQUET and TNNS LSSNS.

He is a lapsed playwright, recovering screenwriter, tennis lifer, and former professional magician.

Unlike his fictional hero, Severin Force, Marcus has never been an Army Ranger, a DELTA operator, a Navy SEAL, or a loner. Like Force, he is a patriot, and endeavors to always smell uniquely agreeable.

He lives in Central Northern California.