Milo Weaver has nowhere to turn but back to the CIA in Olen Steinhauer’s brilliant follow-up to the New York Times bestselling espionage novel The Tourist The Tourist, Steinhauer’s first contemporary novel after his awardwinning historical series, was a runaway hit, spending three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnering rave reviews from critics. Now faced with the end of his … critics.
Now faced with the end of his quiet, settled life, reluctant spy Milo Weaver has no choice but to turn back to his old job as a “tourist.” Before he can get back to the CIA’s dirty work, he has to prove his loyalty to his new bosses, who know little of Milo’s background and less about who is really pulling the strings in the government above the Department of Tourism or in the outside world, which is beginning to believe the legend of its existence. Milo is suddenly in a dangerous position, between right and wrong, between powerful self-interested men, between patriots and traitors especially as a man who has nothing left to lose.
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A great 2nd book in a great spy series! As good or better than expected, no let up in the global espionage shenanigans. Excellent writing, and I’m on to book three soon. I recommend this series to spy-espionage fans. Good stuff.
After unsuccessfully retiring from the CIA’s supersecret department once before, Milo Weaver finds himself coming back into the Travel Department yet again in this chilling sequel to The Tourist. Milo is a Tourist; an undercover agent in a group so secret that no one knows about it, even others in the CIA. In The Nearest Exit, Milo is brought …
This is an incredible series that I have enjoyed reading. I sorta did it backward by reading book three first, then book one and now this is two. A great contemporary spy novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Olen Steinhauer has done a wonderful job of telling this story. Milo is a retired former CIA agent who has returned to …
If you loved The Tourist then you are going to love this as well! It takes a bit to get back into it but then you are right there with them. It’s a great spy book, so full of intrigue and so action packed! You are going to have to give it a go! Thanks for the great book Olen !
I thoroughly enjoyed The Tourist and dove right into this second-in-series to see what on earth Milo Weaver would find himself embroiled in this time. The Tourists are in trouble, Milo’s been in jail, people are dead… It had all the hallmarks of a throat-clencher – and it did open that way. Then in the middle the focus of the story started to …
After reading the first Milo Weaver book, I quickly jumped into this one. My hope was that the author was finding his footing and laying the groundwork for a compelling spy series and things would pick up with this book. Instead, I found more of the same, loads of lengthy dialogue, repetitiveness, and bits of action followed by page after page of …