The Tourist, by Olen Steinhauer, relates the exploits of spy Milo Brenner, through six years of his life. Without giving away any spoilers, Milo has a family, and they become the center of his life and his thoughts. For anyone involved in espionage, this is a choke point exploitable by any adversary. And therein the adventure lies for him.

I found the story to be well told and this book kept my interest throughout. As a bestselling espionage author myself (DS Kane's Spies Lie series, nine books long), I can recommend this book and this series Olen Steinhauer has written.

At first the book was hard to get interested in but after the 3 or 4 characters I could not put it down 
I will recommend it to my friends

"The Tourist" was quite good and it was much more complex and involved than I had expected.  The use of "Tourist" as an euphemism for a CIA assassin was quite amusing.  Milo Weaver was an interesting protagonist. Because the book focuses considerable attention on specific points in his life, as well as later providing a more detailed picture of his life, the reader, by the end of the book, gets a good sense of who is "Milo", but there are aspects of him that are still unclear.  It is also interesting to learn what he knows, what he wants to know, and what information he seems not to care about not knowing.  The author does a good job of utilizing national and international events and politics, including the old Cold War US-Soviet Union/Russia rivalry and the more recent frosty relationship between the US and a rising China in the post-Cold War world, as well as the rivalry among US intelligence agencies, specifically the CIA and Homeland Security.  While many of the mysteries in the book are resolved by the end of the book, there are unresolved pieces and a change in focus for Milo that set-up a sequel.

I received a copy of the e-book from NetGalley in exchange for a review.

The Tourist is a fast paced spy story with twists and turns galore! A Tourist is a CIA operative who is under cover, has no home or identity (or many identies, none of them real). Tourists carry out operations that the CIA denies if caught. Milo Weaver is the Tourist of the title, and he has retired from the field to become a manager in the office instead, which is better if you want a wife, a family and a life. But Milo gets caught up in the search for a terrorist known as the Tiger, and the search will challenge everyone and everything Milo believes. 

It took me a little while to get into The Tourist but it's worth the wait. Once I was hooked I couldn't put the book down. I had to know what happened to Milo and his associates, The tantalizing hints about his past kept me up at night. I even started to question the identity of his wife! Trust no one! Tell no one! 

The Tourist is  a great book, and I am now reading the next in the series. Thank you to Netgalley for giving me an early reader copy, and getting me hooked!

I received an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley. I continue to follow this tourist and his life leads you in full suspense and edge of your seat reading!

A great spy mystery that has more twists and turns than any book I have read.  the plot is confusing at times  because I don't know who are the good guys- they all seem bad!  I could not put it down and U am looking forward to the next two books!

I enjoyed reading this book.  It it a interesting story.  The characters are described well.  I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Milo Weaver has tried to leave his old life of secrets and lies behind by giving up his job as a “tourist” for the CIA—an undercover agent with no home, no identity. He's now married with a wife and daughter to protect. But when the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into a colleague, exposing new layers of intrigue in his old cases, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out who’s been behind it all.
"The Tourist" includes dozens of layers. Just when I thought I had the mystery figured out, another twist returned me to sleuthing. I kept guessing until the very end. In addition to the spy mystery, I also liked the psychological aspect of uncovering Milo's family secrets. 
There were a lot of characters and plots to keep straight, though. A character list in the front of the book would have been helpful.
I would read more books in this series. They're entertaining, clever and intriguing.

This was one of the few spy novels I have ever read. I found it to be well written but there were a lot of people. I typically don’t read spy/politically inclined novels as I get a bit lost with all the levels of government and whose who.
I did enjoy the storyline and the twists and turns of intrigue and betrayal. It sure brings to mind the saying “don’t trust anyone!” This book didn’t bring out any emotions in me it was a fairly straight forward read. 
If you like spy novels this would be a good book to read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGallery, the publisher and and author for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
This is a new author to me.  I do not normally read espionage but I have to say, I enjoyed reading “The Tourist.”  This is a espionage thriller that focuses on spies in the Cold War era.  Full of mystery, intrigue, interesting characters and action packed.
This is the first book in the series and I plan on reading the next two.

The Tourist is a serious multi layer read that can't be read quickly. There are many characters and clues. Well written and fascinating.

I really got into this international espionage book.  The author did a great job with character development.  I found it very realistic because the main character, Milo Weaver, was flawed but still relatable and likable.  A “tourist” is a CIA assassin and although there were some close calls, Milo perseveres.

I believe Olen Steinhauer has been compared to John Le Carre -- and for good reason. In The Tourist, Milo Weaver is a burned-out, super-secret CIA spy who literally comes in from the cold. Married and settled as an analyst at the department's Manhattan headquarters, Weaver takes off to track an assassin who's surfaced in the Southern U.S. (Yes, the novel mentions that the CIA can't do business on U.S. soil.) From there, he's drawn into a dangerous game that could cost him his life. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this first in the Milo Weaver trilogy and prompted picked up Book 2 (and then 3) to see what happens next.

*Will post this review to Amazon -- and probably to Goodreads as well.

ARC from NET GALLEY

Welcome to the world of Milo and "tourism".  This is not a James Bond espionage book; it is for adults and it strives for realism.  You have to READ to find the clues.  This series only gets better, try it.

I've had this one on my TBR list for a while now, and when NetGalley offered the first three Milo Weaver books as an immediate download (in preparation for the fourth title, forthcoming in March of 2020), I jumped at the chance to own them all AND the forced excuse to bump them to the top of the list. I've read other Steinhauer books and enjoyed them, plus I am a longtime fan of spy books, so The Tourist seemed like a sure bet.

I wasn't wrong. (Don't you love when that happens?)

Steinhauer has done a marvelous job creating a world of spies and secrets that was sufficiently familiar to make me nervous yet sufficiently original to keep me engaged. The concept of the Tourists/Tourism Office is chilling in its simultaneous believability AND novelty, and that's what made this book so resonant I think. Add in a hero-turned-Everyman-turned-hero-again in Milo Weaver, enough twisty-turny deception and red herrings to make Dashiell Hammett proud, and a plot that winds around on itself like an ouroboros and the result is a fabulous read that captured my attention and imagination and held on to both with both hands.

There's a dark underbelly (even more so than you think) here, and that turn toward the end almost lost me - until I realized its potential and necessity for setting up the future series. I can't wait to see what the world holds in store for Milo from this point forward - and to me, that's the surest hallmark of Steinhauer's success here.

I am truly sorry.  I didn't realize that this was a spy novel which I usually do not enjoy reading.  I tried to read it but bogged down on the names and intricate plot.  So I really don't feel that I can give it an adequate review.  And based on this novel, I am not going to try and review the other two (that are sequential to this one) that I requested, as the same information applies

Mercy me!  The Tourist has a gazillion people, each with multiple names, all trusting no one.  Spies/Tourists … Who’s the good guy? Who’s the bad guy?  Half the time I didn’t know what was going on. 

Paranoia is rampant. Every character is looking back over his/her shoulder at all times, again, trusting no one.  “I’m being followed” is the mantra.   

There are a lot of details — a lot! — but, unfortunately, overkill.  I learned way too much about radicals, terrorists, and assassins in too many countries on too many continents. 

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.  I apologize for this dismal review.  I’m afraid this was not my favorite book.

It's been quite a while since I've curled up with a spy novel, so maybe I'm out of the loop on the genre, but The Tourist left me somewhere in the fair to midland range. There's a lot of dialogue and the story is repetitive at times, plus there are several things that seem to rely on everyone, including Milo, being either oblivious or not very bright, both of which seem out of sorts with a spy novel. In the end, The Tourist left me wanting more - more action, more intrigue, more tension, just more. It isn't a bad story, but it isn't a particularly great one either.

I received a free copy of The Tourist from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Olen Steinhauer is a new author for me. The Milo Weaver spy trilogy is a freebie from NetGalley so I gave it a try, and I was not disappointed. This first book in the series features a middle aged CIA man who had worked as a tourist, aka assassin-fixer for the Company. He meets his wife, eighth months pregnant with another man's child, while in the middle of an operation that is going horribly wrong. Somehow this instant link in a terrifying moment of need is enough to make a life together. Milo, now middle-aged and a little frumpy, has gone from Company tourist to more of a detective analyst. His reputation, however, means that there is a substantial community of spies that want a piece of him.

This novel is multi-layered with appealing characters, side stories and dead ends. I'm not sure readers have the full story at the conclusion of this novel. I will definitely read #2 in the series.

Steinhauer created an tense spy thriller that kept me reading all the way through with few stops for food, sleep, etc.  I'm very much looking forward to book 2, "The Nearest Exit" which I hope to start soon.