Pavel Coruț (17 June 1949 – 28 October 2021) was a Romanian writer and Security intelligence officer.[1] He wrote, among other things, about his experience as an intelligence and counterintelligence officer in Romania. His most popular books are Quinta spartă (Broken Quintet) and Fulgerul albastru ("Blue Lightning") of the Octogonul ("The Octagon") series.
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Born in Glăvănești, Iași County, Coruț worked as an intelligence officer until 1990, when he was pensioned at 39-year-old by then Defense Minister, general Nicolae Militaru. After a period of being a journalist, signing as Paul Cernescu, Coruț became a full-time writer. He has written 170 books so far (by the end of February 2017), including fantasy novels and life-guiding books.