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    An American Spy: A Novel
    An American Spy: A Novel
    An American Spy: A Novel
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    An American Spy: A Novel

    Written by Olen Steinhauer

    Narrated by David Pittu

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    In Olen Steinhauer's bestseller The Tourist, reluctant CIA agent Milo Weaver uncovered a conspiracy linking the Chinese government to the highest reaches of the American intelligence community, including his own Department of Tourism---the most clandestine department in the Company. The shocking blowback arrived in the Hammett Award--winning The Nearest Exit when the Department of Tourism was almost completely wiped out as the result of an even more insidious plot.

    Following on the heels of these two spectacular novels comes An American Spy, Olen Steinhauer's most stunning thriller yet. With only a handful of "tourists"---CIA-trained assassins---left, Weaver would like to move on and use this as an opportunity to regain a normal life, a life focused on his family. His former boss in the CIA, Alan Drummond, can't let it go. When Alan uses one of Milo's compromised aliases to travel to London and then disappears, calling all kinds of attention to his actions, Milo can't help but go in search of him.

    Worse still, it's beginning to look as if Tourism's enemies are gearing up for a final, fatal blow.

    With An American Spy, Olen Steinhauer, by far the best espionage writer in a generation, delivers a searing international thriller that will settle once and for all who is pulling the strings and who is being played.

    An American Spy is one of The New York Times Notable Books of 2012.

    “Olen Steinhauer’s Milo Weaver novels are must-reads for lovers of the genre.” —The Washington Post

    “Readers are irresistibly drawn into Weaver's dogged struggle to unravel a complicated game of cat and mouse.” —USA Today

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMar 13, 2012
    ISBN9781427214881
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    Olen Steinhauer

    Olen Steinhauer was raised in Texas and now lives in Budapest, Hungary. He was inspired to write his Eastern European series while on a Fulbright Scholarship in Romania. His first four novels have been nominated for many awards, including the CWA Historical Dagger and an Edgar, and have been critically acclaimed. ‘The Tourist’ has been optioned for filming by George Clooney.

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    • 4/5
      A fast-paced conclusion to The Tourist trilogy. It unpeals like an onion, with each part retelling some of the previous story from a different perspective but then pushing the narrative forward further in time. It is an interesting technique that is well executed.The first layer of the onion is about 100 pages set in China focused almost exclusively on Chinese spies/bureaucrats--with only glimpses of the previous American characters through their eyes. But then it goes around the world and culminates in a focus on Milo Weaver, the hero of the trilogy.It is morally ambiguous, the espionage itself seems pointless, everyone involved is trying to balance their families and other concerns with their "jobs", all of which makes it a little reminscent of John le Carré and not at all of your Ludlum's or other thriller/adventure writers. It is also decently, although not outstandingly, written.After the first book I said I wouldn't read the second. But I couldn't help myself and once you've read that, it's worth reading the third as well.
    • 4/5
      Disclosure: I received a copy of this from the Goodreads First Reads program. I had not realised that this was the third installment in The Tourist series. This speaks volumes about Steinhauer's ability to provide enough back story so that new readers never feel like they need to read the previous books to understand what is happening in the one they are holding. The sense that this is a stand-alone book is primarily due to the use of multiple P.O.V.s. With German Erika Schwartz questioning world events, the Chinese spymaster Xin Zhu outlining the root of his intentions, and ex-CIA agent Milo Weaver's bafflement of his friend's behaviour, one gets a real sense of how espionage and counter espionage is riddled with deceit, distrust, abuse of position and the blatant use of the unsuspecting. However, what the novel's strongest message is simply, that there is only one way out once you've entered this life of secrecy. Set just prior to the 2008 Olympics, the author deftly interweaves of each character's story within the political climate set by a distrustful America and a taciturn China. As one might expect from a spy novel, each of the characters is intent on protecting their beliefs, their loved ones and their respective backsides. I admit that I know nothing about the author, but did wonder at whether any of the tricks he used would actually work. Then I thought that I'd have to either be an actual spy or extremely paranoid to want to delve into this travel arsenal. Once I get through the mountain of books I have waiting, I will likely get my hands on the first two books, and if luck is with us, a follow-up to this one.
    • 4/5
      An American Spy is an exciting and deeply layered spy novel. Olen Steinhauer takes his time and lets the story marinate. His characters are very well developed and their sense of paranoia creeps into you as a reader so that you are constantly guessing at the games that are being played and the hidden motivations involved. Steinhauer does a good job of leading you from one event to the next and then taking you back over it from a different point of view to challenge your assumptions and any conclusions you have reached. The tension builds slowly and steadily throughout the novel. There are no omniscient characters here and you are constantly left guessing whether their actions have been anticipated or whether they will outflank their opponent. This keeps the suspense at a very high level. An American Spy is my first read of an Olen Steinhauer book, but the third book in the Milo Weaver series. Milo is a very engaging character and while I wished I had read the earlier books, I didn’t feel they were necessary to appreciate the story here. There are no cookie-cutter characters here and you learn to appreciate their faults as much as their virtues. The story constantly keeps you on your toes. Steinhauer has officially joined the ranks of the great writers of spy novels. I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of this book. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      Olen Steinhauer is a wonderful writer. His Emil Brod series is extraordinary. His Milo Weaver series came after the Brod series. The Weaver series is much different, but still very entertaining. I was less taken with this book than the first two in the series. It was enjoyable, but not as inventive or gripping.
    • 4/5
      This one brought the previous Milo Weaver stories together and wrapped all the loose ends. Although I liked the previous two books this one was my favorite. I'm looking forward to the next.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this one, just like the two previous in the series, though this one was different. Our hero, Milo Weaver, is oddly off-screen for much of the novel, and has very little agency in the actions of the plot. That doesn't mean the plot isn't engaging, or that we aren't interested in what happens to Milo, but it's surprising how little he actually does, and how little effect on the story his actions have.

      The book ends with a window to further stories, with a slightly different context, and I hope the series continues, with Milo more central.
    • 4/5
      This book starts out with us getting to know the antagonist. The first third of the book is spent humanizing the man who will put super agent Milo through his paces. Its a very effective strategy and makes this book all the more interesting. Book is also a little depressing as we come to realize all the machinations that go into modern day foreign policy. A very enjoyable read.
    • 4/5
      This book is the third installment in Olen Steinhausers novels featuring Milo Weaver, the reluctant spy. I have to admit that I had a hard time getting into this book. I had not read the first two novels in the series, and I felt like I was lost. The novel has many intricacies and is complex enough that you may need some more introduction to the plot line. The story did pick up steam for me though and despite some of the convoluted nature of the story, I loved the characters and the interesting story line. I believe I am going to read the first two novels and them re-read this one. Milo Weaver is a great character and worthy of a read if you love the spy genre. Reader received a complimentary copy from Good Reads First Reads.
    • 4/5
      Classic spy story with all the right elements to keep you read straight through to the end.