Establishes [Wolff] as a memorable voice in the genre ... Wolff’s prose [is] all sharp edges and abrupt surprises, keeping the reader in a state of edgy discomfort.
The Man in the Corduroy Suit reads like a classic spy story shaped by what Graham Greene called the "human factor." It’s also a warning against losing one’s perspective in the intelligence world’s infinity of mirrors ... Whimsical, inventive and shape-shifting.
Wolff is particularly good at making his lead, who could have been a colorless figure in lesser hands, sympathetic, and delivers some truly knockout twists.
