Intelligence Conversations with Marc La Ferriere
From Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up by Neil
January 27, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
Neil Bisson interviews Marc La Ferrière about his career with CSIS and his transition to writing spy novels.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Intelligence Conversations | Marc La Ferrière — From CSIS Officer to Spy Novelist In this episode of Intelligence Conversations, Neil Bisson — retired CSIS intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network — sits down with Marc La Ferrière, a retired CSIS intelligence officer, Pillar Society member, and author of the novel Escalating Fury. Marc reflects on his atypical 30-plus-year career with CSIS, which spanned the pre-9/11 era through to mode...
People in this episode
Host: Neil Bisson
Guest: Marc La Ferrière
Topics covered
- intelligence
- spy novels
- CSIS
- career reflections
- government
- security
Keywords
- CSIS
- Marc La Ferrière
- intelligence officer
- spy novelist
- Escalating Fury
- government
- security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CSIS
Books & works: Escalating Fury
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