The Tourist: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001UL7NHG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 325 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. . (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. While plenty of breathtaking scenes in the world's most beautiful places bolster the heart-stopping action, the real story is the soul-crushing toil the job inflicts on a person who can't trust anyone, whose life is a lie fueled by paranoia. Edgar-finalist Steinhauer takes a break from his crime series set in an unnamed Eastern European country under Communist rule (Liberation Movements, etc.) to deliver an outstanding stand-alone, a contemporary spy thriller. George Clooney's company has bought the film rights with the actor slated to star and produce. Six years after leaving that career, Milo has found a certain amount of satisfaction as a husband and a father and with a desk job at the CIA's New York headquarters. The arrest of an international hi
There were interesting and exciting bits to the story but the pages of tedious speculation in between were often mind numbing Linda W. We are in the underbelly of the beast here with only an occasional trip into the sunshine of Disney World. The CIA, Homeland Security, USA government post 9/11 (Bush administration) are evil, willing to maim and murder for world dominance and treasured oil. Only the terrorists will stand up to the USA. So now the scene is set.As for the writing, how many times can ch. JACK said I had never read a Steinhauer book but based upon the good reviews given this book in this forum. I am a spy novel fan and have read many writers of the genre. I had never read a Steinhauer book but based upon the good reviews given this book in this forum, I ordered it. I really did not enjoy it. I did not get any sense of adventure from the attempt at foreign intrigue, foreign places etc. I felt Steinhauer spent more time in delving into the emotions of the cha. depiction of main character's wife was a serious annoyance I have a nitpicky complaint about this book, but it's one that ruined my trust in the author and caused me to enjoy the book less. The wife of the main character is supposed to be the director of Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, a place I know very well from my grad student days, and Steinhauer's characterization of her is frankly redon
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.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.. In Olen Steinhauer’s explosive N