After a mission turns tragic, a spy in a top-secret branch called "The Department of Tourism" goes into semi-retirement with his new family; but soon various tightly-woven plots bring him back into the fold in Olen Steinhauer's highly enjoyable espionage thriller The Tourist.
In turns darkly funny but eminently credible, The Tourist harkens back to the best of the genre (most especially one of my favorites, Len Deighton) but the storyline is up to the minute in terms of contemporary threats and political scenarios.
Steinhauer writes in a very readable, engaging style while remaining suitably complex for the steady reader of thrillers. Worthwhile right through the final twist.
I would have to say this is one of my favorite novels of the year to date and would recommend it to any general reader. I checked this out on a whim from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it at a breakneck pace.
In turns darkly funny but eminently credible, The Tourist harkens back to the best of the genre (most especially one of my favorites, Len Deighton) but the storyline is up to the minute in terms of contemporary threats and political scenarios.
Steinhauer writes in a very readable, engaging style while remaining suitably complex for the steady reader of thrillers. Worthwhile right through the final twist.
I would have to say this is one of my favorite novels of the year to date and would recommend it to any general reader. I checked this out on a whim from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it at a breakneck pace.
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