An American Spy

Olen Steinhauer

Publisher: Corvus

Summary

Milo Weaver is still haunted by his last job. As an expert assassin for  the Department of Tourism, an ultra-secret group of super-spooks buried  deep in the corridors of the CIA, he fought to keep himself sane in a  paranoid and amoral profession. Now, the Department has been destroyed,  and with it Weaver's livelihood. Finally he can spend time with his  family - without constantly looking over his shoulder and fixing one eye  on the exits. 
 Weaver's former boss is not so settled. For Alan  Drummond, Tourism was everything. Now, all he wants is to take revenge  on the Chinese spymaster that exploded their operations from within.  Weaver tries to persuade him to leave sleeping cells lie, but when  Drummond disappears from a London hotel room, Weaver is sucked back down into  his old life. 
Soon, Weaver is sifting  through secrets, lies and misinformation. If his time as a Tourist has taught  him anything, it's that nothing and no-one can be trusted - even within  the CIA itself...

Available since: 03/13/2012.

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