From the Bookshelf of Espionage Aficionados…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
In this excellent spy novel, we are introduced to Milo Weaver, a Tourist, or clandestine officer for the CIA, who is used for protection, and assassanation. Milo works for Tom Granger who runs the operation out of offices in New York. Early on we find Weaver, who has his own secrets, being brought in to help another spy Angela Davis track down a missing spy who apparently stole $3,000,000. They find him tied to a Russian, and in the ensuing gun battle, Weaver is injured, the thief is killed and
...more
Spy Thriller
Readable and, in places, entertaining. A tourist, apparently, is an Agency factotum engaged in various nefarious overseas tasks that include assassination, blackmail and double-dealing. The particular tourist of this book experiences a life shattering series of events at about the same time as 9/11, and therein decides to retire. Years later, settled and acclimatized to his new pastoral life in the US, threads of his past call him back for, first, a simple errand, but which, as these ...more
Readable and, in places, entertaining. A tourist, apparently, is an Agency factotum engaged in various nefarious overseas tasks that include assassination, blackmail and double-dealing. The particular tourist of this book experiences a life shattering series of events at about the same time as 9/11, and therein decides to retire. Years later, settled and acclimatized to his new pastoral life in the US, threads of his past call him back for, first, a simple errand, but which, as these ...more
Very solid!
it took me awhile to get into this one. This book and or author is not for the rookie reader. but let me tell you once I got into it the twists and turns were non stop and had me guessing and questioning what I had just read. The character Milo Weaver is well researched and put together, in this day and age of.cookie cutter protagonists Milo stands above them all. Well I am now hooked and I am on to book #2 in the series. A very very solid 4.5 stars, I highly recommend this author and ...more
it took me awhile to get into this one. This book and or author is not for the rookie reader. but let me tell you once I got into it the twists and turns were non stop and had me guessing and questioning what I had just read. The character Milo Weaver is well researched and put together, in this day and age of.cookie cutter protagonists Milo stands above them all. Well I am now hooked and I am on to book #2 in the series. A very very solid 4.5 stars, I highly recommend this author and ...more
A solid, intelligent spy novel, cleverly plotted but also character driven.
An excellent story in one of my favorite genres. Good spy novels are few and far between nowadays. Hopefully the popularity of this book will encourage a fresh spate of them!
May 07, 2010
Steve Anderson
added it
Aug 25, 2012
Jdau
marked it as to-read
Oct 16, 2013
Dave
marked it as to-read
Feb 24, 2014
Mel
marked it as to-read
Jun 11, 2015
Bobby Bermea
marked it as to-read
Nov 09, 2015
Karan
marked it as to-read
Jan 31, 2016
Tomas
marked it as to-read
