This week’s new fiction

CrimeReads’ new-books roundup for the week of April 13 puts James Wolff’s *Spies and Other Gods* at the front of a 10-title list of new crime, mystery, and thriller releases. (crimereads.com) The list, published April 13, 2026, includes books by John Connolly, Kylie Lee Baker, Ellery Adams, Karsten Dusse, Luke Goebel, Bellamy Rose, Jane Harper, David Baldacci, and Jon Lindstrom alongside Wolff’s novel. (crimereads.com) CrimeReads highlighted *Spies and Other Gods* with a *Publishers Weekly* line calling it a “quirky and captivating espionage thriller” and compared its appeal to Mick Herron’s *Slough House* readership. (crimereads.com; publishersweekly.com) Grove Atlantic lists the U.S. publication date for *Spies and Other Gods* as April 14, 2026, in a 272-page hardcover from Atlantic Crime priced at $27.00. (groveatlantic.com) The publisher’s setup places the novel inside British intelligence, where parliamentary researcher Aphra McQueen investigates an internal complaint and uncovers the murder of nine Iranian dissidents. A cross-border hunt for an assassin known as CASPIAN then moves from London to Birmingham, Paris, and Lausanne. (groveatlantic.com) That plot also marks a shift for Wolff from his earlier Discipline Files trilogy to a new stand-alone novel. Grove Atlantic and Wolff’s author page identify those earlier books as *Beside the Syrian Sea*, *How to Betray Your Country*, and *The Man in the Corduroy Suit*. (groveatlantic.com; groveatlantic.com) Wolff’s espionage credentials are part of the book’s pitch. Grove Atlantic says he is a former British intelligence officer, and National Public Radio reported on April 13 that “James Wolff” is a pseudonym used by a writer who previously worked in British intelligence. (groveatlantic.com; npr.org) The author’s recent track record also helps explain the attention. Grove Atlantic says *The Man in the Corduroy Suit* was longlisted for the 2023 Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger, and Wolff’s site says it was the only espionage novel on that longlist. (groveatlantic.com; jameswolffauthor.com) For readers scanning spring fiction lists, the immediate takeaway is simple: April 14 brought a fresh espionage release from an ex-intelligence officer, and CrimeReads put it at the top of this week’s crime-fiction arrivals. (groveatlantic.com; crimereads.com)