Author James Schofield has worked in Asia and Europe as a Business English trainer, manager and materials developer for more than twenty years. Apart from developing, designing and running numerous in-company training courses he has written a three-level Business English course, 'Double Dealing', for Summertown Publishing and four Business English readers for Cengage Learning ('Peril in Venice', 'Ekaterina', 'Room Service' and 'Double Trouble'). James has also written numerous articles for EFL publications and has a regular short story column which appears in 'Business Spotlight'.