The Tourist

Author:   Olen Steinhauer
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9780312374877


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   16 February 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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. 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.

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Author:   Olen Steinhauer
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780312374877


ISBN 10:   0312374879
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   16 February 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Praise for The Tourist and Olen Steinhauer <br> Steinhauer manages to push the genre's darker aspects to the extreme . . . without sacrificing the propulsive forward momentum. . . . [Weaver] is the perfect hero for such a richly nuanced tale. <br>--- Booklist (starred review) <br> Superbly accomplished at both plotting and characterization . . . compelling and hard to put down . . . highly recommended. <br>--- Library Journal (starred review) <br> A first-class spy novel---wry, intelligent, layered . . . the kind of thing John le Carre might have written if he knew then what we know now. <br>---Lee Child <br> The Tourist is an absolutely superb contemporary espionage novel in the great tradition of the old masters of the genre. Olen Steinhauer is a wonderful storyteller who is smart, observant, and witty. The Tourist has what it take to become a classic. <br>---Nelson DeMille <br> Olen Steinhauer's The Tourist is a complex, fast-paced spy novel populated by dozens of striking characters, each with an unexpected, shifting place in the puzzle. <br>---Thomas Perry <br> Every now and then a writer of thrillers or mysteries emerges who deserves to be compared with the best. <br>--- Chicago Tribune <p>


The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. --The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. --Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. --The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. --Time


<p>Praise for The Tourist <br>&#8220;The best spy novel I&#8217;ve ever read that wasn&#8217;t written by John le Carr&#233;.&#8221;<br>&#8212;Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly <br>&#8220;The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life.&#8221;<br>&#8212;The New York Times Book Review (Editors&#8217; Choice) <br>&#8220;As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carr&#233;, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored.&#8221;<br>&#8212;Los Angeles Times <br>&#8220;Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions.&#8221;<br>&#8212;The Washington Post <br> Remember John le Carr&#233; . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That&#8217;s how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can&#8217;t escape the old game.&#8221;<br>&#8212;Time


The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. --The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. --Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. --The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. --Time The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. Time The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. --The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. --Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. --The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. --Time Praise for The Tourist The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. --The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. --Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. --The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. --Time Praise for The Tourist The best spy novel I've ever read that wasn't written by John le Carre. -Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life. -The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carre, Deighton or Graham Greene . . . The Tourist should be savored. -Los Angeles Times Tour de force . . . First-rate popular fiction . . . The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions. -The Washington Post Remember John le Carre . . . when he wrote about beaten-down, morally directionless spies? In other words, when he was good? That's how Olen Steinhauer writes in this tale of a world-weary spook who can't escape the old game. -Time Praise for The Tourist and Olen Steinhauer Steinhauer manages to push the genre's darker aspects to the extreme . . . without sacrificing the propulsive forward momentum. . . . [Weaver] is the perfect hero for such a richly nuanced tale. --- Booklist (starred review) Superbly accomplished at both plotting and characterization . . . compelling and hard to put down . . . highly recommended. --- Library Journal (starred review) A first-class spy novel---wry, intelligent, layered . . . the kind of thing John le Carre might have written if he knew then what we know now. ---Lee Child The Tourist is an absolutely superb contemporary espionage novel in the great tradition of the old masters of the genre. Olen Steinhauer is a wonderful storyteller who is smart, observant, and witty. The Tourist has what it take to become a classic. ---Nelson DeMille Olen Steinhauer's The Tourist is a complex, fast-paced spy novel populated by dozens of striking characters, each with an unexpected, shifting place in the puzzle. ---Thomas Perry Every now and then a writer of thrillers or mysteries emerges who deserves to be compared with the best. --- Chicago Tribune Advance praise for The Tourist A first class spy novel--wry, intelligent, layered...the kind of thing John le Carre might have written if he knew then what we know now. --Lee Child Praise for Olen Steinhauer Steinhauer's people are real, the crimes genuine, and he is telling larger truths about that era. --David Halberstam, Los Angeles Times Good enough to suggest comparison to Graham Greene, place the author in the forefront of contemporary suspense writers. -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Every now and then a writer of thrillers or mysteries emerges who deserves to be compared with the best. -- Chicago Tribune Currents of rebellion and pro-democracy fervor sizzle in the air, and this story catches all the danger and excitement of the historic moment. --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review, on Victory Square Liberation Movements is an entertaining read that should put Steinhauer squarely in the front of the pack of today's espionage writers. -- Los Angeles Times on Liberation Movements With its shifting perceptions, pervasive paranoia, and truly unpredictable plot, this will be savored by readers of well-crafted espionage ranging from Alan Furst to John le Carre. -- Booklist (starred review) on 36 Yalta Boulevard


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Olen Steinhauer is the author of the bestselling Milo Weaver series, including The Nearest Exit, and a series of widely acclaimed Eastern European crime novels, which include The Bridge of Sighs, The Confession, 36 Yalta Boulevard, Liberation Movements, and Victory Square. He is a two-time Edgar Award finalist and has been shortlisted for the Anthony, the Macavity, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, and the Barry awards. Raised in Virginia, Steinhauer lives with his family in Budapest, Hungary.

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