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James Wolff was a British intelligence officer for over ten years before leaving to write spy novels. His first novel, Beside the Syrian Sea, was a Times Crime Book of the Month and an Evening Standard Book of the Year. It was the first of The Discipline Files trilogy. Of his second novel, How to Betray Your Country, Publishers Weekly wrote 'Brilliant sequel. This is spy fiction like no other.' The Man in the Corduroy Suit is the third in the series.
"The Man in the Corduroy Suit: The Times: BEST THRILLERS of the MONTH: ""More pangs of conscience in Wolff's third, characteristically sophisticated spy novel.""----The Times""With a precision in his use of language suggestive of a poet who sidelines as a surgeon, Wolff manages to create books that appeal to those who love spy novels and to those who loathe them."" ----Morning StarSTARRED REVIEW: ""The brilliant final entry in Wolff's Discipline Files, is another clever, twisty treat for espionage fans. John Le Carré fans will be hungry for more."" ----Publishers Weekly Beside the Syrian Sea ""A superb debut... fascinating. The writer has obviously been somewhere or something in the spy business.""""--The Times Crime Book of the Month ""Superb: an adventure from London to Lebanon to Syria and the desperate struggle for survival in the face of war and betrayal. Wolff is a new maestro."" --Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Best Books of 2018 ""'Best new spy novel by a mile. Don't let this one pass you byif you are a fan of intelligent, complex spy thrillers.""--NB Magazine, Top Noir Novels of 2018 ""Wolff writes masterfully about the badlands of Beirut, suggesting that he knows what he is talking about - plots and counterplots, secret agents, ISIS, Hezbollah, the CIA and our own secret services.""--Literary Review ""A great read with characters that are developed and multidimensional.""--San Francisco Book Review How to Betray Your Country PW STARRED REVIEW: ""Brilliant sequel to 2018's Beside the Syrian Sea. James Wolff skillfully portrays an espionage agent on the verge of losing himself to his demons. This is spy fiction like no other."" --Publishers Weekly ""The story's Turkish setting is evocatively portrayed, and the prose throughout manages to be of the highest caliber yet elegantly inconspicuous. Two bull's-eyes from two throws suggest the arrival of a major talent.""-- Spectator Top Five books of 2021: ""Wolff has written a brilliant exploration of loyalty and grief that paradoxically manages to be life-affirming.""--Crime Fiction Lover Best New Thrillers for April 2021: ""Wolff's examination of the crises of conscience caused by spying, however, makes this a distinctly more thought-provoking novel than is customary in the genre. Turkish delight."" --The Times ""The story is skillfully, and credibly told. Wolff has a fine eye for detail, both of people and places, and his portrayal of Istanbul as a spy capital is evocative and convincing.""--- Financial Times"
