A review by robinlovesreading
An American Spy by Olen Steinhauer

4.0

If I didn't have this book on the reader after finishing the second book in the series, The Nearest Exit, just before starting this, I would have thought our intrepid spy Milo Weaver had met an untimely end. Obviously that was not the case, because this thrilling and exciting story by Olen Steinhauer has continued with this very book, An American Spy.

During the course of this series, I have seen Milo rise, fall and rise again, only to fall yet again. A former CIA agent, Milo is now employed with the ultra secret the Department of Tourism. Milo is not your typical hero. He is flawed, can be self-destructive and self-centered. But, he does appreciate justice and works feverishly hard at catching the bad guys. And that is what it is all about in this series.

He is a man well-traveled, often emotionally damaged, with fractured relationships, and has the ability to lose his scruples if things reach a certain point. Milo is called The Tourist, and he is not the only one. They are an elite team and pretty much have their own value system.

The story never stopped when it came to action. I powered through it and really enjoyed reading something so exciting, although this is a rather new turn for me. I am looking forward to the next (maybe last?) book in the series, The Last Tourist, coming in 2020.

Many thanks to Minotaur Books and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.