Spy novels are hit or miss, and currently they seem to be more miss than hit. The genre has become dominated less by plot and character development and more by how many explosions and gunshots can be force fit into a chapter. But sometimes, there comes along a spy novel that is rich in both plot and character development. James Wolff’s new “Spies and Other Gods” is that spy novel.
Aphra, an inquisitive researcher, Zaki, a hapless dentist. Sir William is an aged and soon-to-retire British intelligence director and Susan, a 42-year career low-level intelligence employee. And a host of intertwining and important characters coalesce to create a story that rivals some of the best spy novels, or any mystery novel, I’ve ever read.
