James Wolff

Jonas is a spy with a problem. His quiet life, spent writing reports for British intelligence, is turned upside-down when his father is kidnapped by ISIS. He soon finds himself dangerously out of his depth in Beirut, struggling to put into action the most audacious plan imaginable. As events hurtle towards a confrontation with the kidnappers, and the British government...

From a former spy comes an electrifying novel about the mystery, paranoia and ruthlessness of the secretive world of British espionage. 'Wolff is the new maestro' — Simon Sebag Montefiore The Head of British Intelligence is having a bad day. Only six months off retirement and Sir William Rentoul is wondering if he'll make it that far, what with the...

Following on from the acclaimed debut novel Beside the Syrian Sea, this is the second title in a planned trilogy about loyalty and betrayal in the modern world. Things are looking bad for disgraced spy August Drummond. In emotional free fall after the death of his wife, fired for a series of security breaches, and now his neighbour on the...

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—quickly. Notorious for his sharp elbows and blunt manner, Leonard's only objective is to get...