An American Spy (Milo Weaver, #3) in Espionage Aficionados

Mar 15, 2012 Jeffrey rated it it was ok

Shelves: espionage, read-in-2012

I tried very hard to like this book more than I did, but in the end it was just okay.

The problem was the multiple points of view of the various characters. I typically do not have issues with authors trying to tell a story from different perspectives, but this story got way too convoluted, and that's saying something, in a genre known for convolutions. The double meaning of the title didn't even thrill me.

I have no problem with non linear plots, but Steinhauer's attempt to show the motivations o ...more

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Mar 18, 2012 LM Goodrich rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Mr. Steinhauer won my praises with the his great first Milo Weaver novel “The Tourist” (2009). I found the second novel “The Nearest Exit” (2010) not as interest as the first, but a OK read. Had to keep going on the trilogy to “An American Spy” (2012) and was left as a reader - shot from behind! This was a very unsatisfied story with to many minor characters and names and actions that did not seem to me to move the story. Milo takes a backseat in 90% of the story. I should have stopped at the fi ...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Jim Crocker rated it it was amazing

I loved it. Of course I like all of Olen's books. No car chases. Explosions? Maybe. Otherwise, it's a tight complex setup with many twists and turns. I couldn't put it down and am ready for the next one. ...more

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