Peter Stafford-Bow
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Peter Stafford-Bow

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Peter Stafford-Bow is a novelist, screenwriter and international wine consultant. He is best known for the Felix Hart Novels, a series of satires set in the world of wine and big business, featuring Felix Hart, the cheerfully amoral drinks executive. Stafford-Bow is a noted public speaker, wine educator and a regular on the literary festival circuit. Stafford-Bow's debut novel, Corkscrew, is a picaresque tale which follows Felix Hart's early travails at the hands of sociopathic supermarket executives and international gangsters. The book draws on the author's experience working as a wine buyer for some of the world’s largest retailers, and is now a cult classic on both sides of the Atlantic. Corkscrew was a finalist in the 2018 People's Book Prize. The sequel, Brut Force, finds Felix Hart caught between a murderous luxury goods corporation and a gang of organic wine fanatics. The third novel, Firing Blancs, follows the protagonist to South Africa, where he becomes embroiled in a racially charged public relations fiasco. The fourth book in the series, Eastern Promise, based on Stafford-Bow's time living in China, features a deadly, AI-driven wine conspiracy that threatens to consume the world. Stafford-Bow's fifth novel, Black Odesa, is a cautionary tale of social media influencers and luxury retail. Black Odesa will be published on 1st June 2026. Stafford-Bow's favourite authors include John le Carré, Hilary Mantel and George MacDonald Fraser. He lives in London with a wealthy heiress, an extensive wine collection and his pet ferrets, Brett and Corky.
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    • The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer
    • By: Peter Stafford-Bow
    • Narrated by: Peter Stafford-Bow
    • Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 26-07-2018
    • Language: English
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