Dana asked Olen Steinhauer:

Did you create the tourist department out of some knowledge of an actual similar government agency?

Olen Steinhauer I'm afraid not. Well, actually, I'm happy to say I didn't! It was entirely of the imagination, though I'm of the mind that if I can imagine it, then someone in the CIA has at least considered setting up one...

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I've commented before that your books, especially those featuring Milo Weaver, rise to the top of my reading list because of their feints and flourishes; the way you play around by twisting time. Seems you want your readers to think and think hard to solve the puzzles your stories construct. My question is, how do you react to being labeled a master of misdirection?

Kristy Madden asked Olen Steinhauer:

I read "The Tourist", just loved it and checked out your Facebook page. I'm suprised to see how young you are. What life experiences prepared you to write so expertly in this genre?

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I read "The Tourist", just loved it and checked out your Facebook page. I'm suprised to see how young you are. What life experiences prepared you to write so expertly in this genre?

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