âThere are tourists from all over the world. Most of them want to kill you.ââThe Black Book of Tourism
In this contemporary international thriller that is reminiscent of John le CarrĂŠ and Graham Greene, Milo Weaver has tried to leave his old life of secrets and lies behind by giving up his job as a âtouristâ for the CIAâan undercover agent with no home, no identityâand working a desk at the CIAâs New York headquarters. But staying retired from the field becomes impossible when the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into one of Miloâs oldest colleagues and friends. Soon Milo is drawn into a conspiracy that links riots in the Sudan, an assassin committing suicide, and an old friend whoâs been accused of selling secrets to the Chinese. With new layers of intrigue being exposed in his old cases, and with the CIA and Homeland Security after him, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out whoâs been pulling the strings once and for all.
In The Tourist, Olen Steinhauerâtwice nominated for the Edgar Awardâtackles an intricate story of betrayal and manipulation, loyalty and risk, in an utterly compelling novel that is both thoroughly modern and yet also reminiscent of the espionage genreâs most touted luminaries.
The Tourist (The Milo Weaver Series) - Olen Steinhauer
âThere are tourists from all over the world. Most of them want to kill you.ââThe Black Book of Tourism
In this contemporary international thriller that is reminiscent of John le CarrĂŠ and Graham Greene, Milo Weaver has tried to leave his old life of secrets and lies behind by giving up his job as a âtouristâ for the CIAâan undercover agent with no home, no identityâand working a desk at the CIAâs New York headquarters. But staying retired from the field becomes impossible when the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into one of Miloâs oldest colleagues and friends. Soon Milo is drawn into a conspiracy that links riots in the Sudan, an assassin committing suicide, and an old friend whoâs been accused of selling secrets to the Chinese. With new layers of intrigue being exposed in his old cases, and with the CIA and Homeland Security after him, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out whoâs been pulling the strings once and for all.
In The Tourist, Olen Steinhauerâtwice nominated for the Edgar Awardâtackles an intricate story of betrayal and manipulation, loyalty and risk, in an utterly compelling novel that is both thoroughly modern and yet also reminiscent of the espionage genreâs most touted luminaries.