The Tourist
By Olen Steinhauer
- Release Date: 2009-03-03
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
In The Tourist, Olen Steinhauer—twice nominated for the Edgar Award—tackles 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 genre's most touted luminaries.
“Here’s the best spy novel I’ve ever read that wasn’t written by John le Carré.” —Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
In Olen Steinhauer's explosive New York Times bestseller, Milo Weaver has tried to leave his old life of secrets and lies behind by giving up his job as a "tourist" for the CIA—an undercover agent with no home, no identity—and working a desk at the CIA's 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 Milo's oldest colleagues and friends. With new layers of intrigue being exposed in his old cases, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out who's been pulling the strings once and for all.
*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of The Tourist includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide
Reviews
Almost 4 stars.
3By Deacon DukesSee the review entitled "The good, the bad and the ugly." Spot on.The Tourist
5By Overwhelmed1234567890WoW! What a "ride"! Incredible story and great writing. Really good story and an interesting twist. MarkThe Tourist
4By lutsA little too involved and a little slow at times, but an engaging story.The Tourist
5By John F. K.I'd always enjoyed writers like Ludlum, etc., but this tale makes Ludlum look one-dimensional. Here is all the excitement, action, and spy-thrills of traditional espionage novels, but also an added depth of the psychological, the mind game behind the spy game. The plot twists are thinking-person's plot twists, and the plot avoids cliches. What would be the "big reveal" in another novel is just the point when this novel really gets going. This is chess, not Stratego.The Tourist
5By Cara J.An excellent read with plenty of plot twists to keep every chapter interesting.The Tourist
5By Gary55448A thinking persons read. Every turn a direction you didn't expect.Okay
3By Defcon OneThe story is okay. I should have taken notes because of all the twists and turns.