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Interview of 30 April 2026 of James Wolff, former British Intelligence officer, on his book, Spies and Other Gods. In this cat-and-mouse spy thriller, an anonymous whistleblower sends British Intelligence into a frenzy, threatening to reveal secrets that could bring the establishment to its knees. Watch the video on the AFIO Now Videos & Podcasts page, after you have logged in.
JAMES WOLFF grew up in Beirut and has lived in Damascus, Cairo and Istanbul. He worked as a British intelligence officer for over ten years. His first novel, Beside the Syrian Sea (2018), was a Times Thriller of the Month and an Evening Standard Book of the Year. Upon publication of Wolff's second novel, How to Betray Your Country (2021), the Spectator described him as 'a major talent'. The New York Times called his third novel, The Man in the Corduroy Suit (2023), evidence of 'a memorable voice in the genre'. His new novel, Spies and Other Gods, was published by Baskerville in February 2026. John Banville called it 'intricately made, slyly humorous and wildly entertaining'.