The Man in the Corduroy Suit

By James Wolff

British intelligence is in a state of panic. Cracks are appearing, or so a run of disciplinary cases would suggest. To cap it all, Willa Karlsson, a retired MI5 officer collapses, the victim of what looks like a Russian poisoning. Leonard Flood is ordered to investigate – and quickly. Notorious for his sharp elbows and blunt manner, Leonard's only objective is to get the job done, whatever the cost. When Leonard discovers that he is also a suspect in the investigation and that Willa's story is less a story of betrayal than one of friendship and a deep sense of duty, he must decide whether to hand her to her masters or to help her to escape.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781913394868

James Wolff

James Wolff worked for the British government for over ten years before leaving to write spy fiction. His first novel, Beside the Syrian Sea, was a Times Crime Book of the Month and an Evening Standard Book of the Year. Of his second novel, How to Betray Your Country, the Spectator wrote that it marked 'the arrival of a major talent.' James Wolff lives in London.