
The Tourist
A Novel
Milo Weaver (Volume 1)Olen Steinhauer
Minotaur Books

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Minotaur Books
St. Martin's Publishing Group
On Sale: 01/07/2020
ISBN: 9781250622099
448 PagesIn 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
An Introduction from the Author
The idea of a Tourist as a kind of intelligence agent sprang out of my own lifestyle in 2007. I’d never been a spy, committed murder, or smuggled state secrets across borders, but for the previous six...
Praise for The Tourist
Praise for The Tourist
“[Steinhauer] excels when the focus is on Weaver, an intriguing, damaged man yearning to break free of his dark profession.” —People
“The kind of principled hero we long to believe still exists in fiction, if not in life.” —The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)
“As rich and intriguing as the best of le Carré, Deighton or Graham Greene.” —The Los Angeles Times
“Tour de Force… First-rate popular fiction… The Tourist is serious entertainment that raises interesting questions.” —The Washington Post