Is spycraft action packed James Bond with a terrific soundtrack blasting or is it a chess match where you don't even realize how clever your opponent is until he quietly and efficiently has you in checkmate? In four volumes, Steinhauer poses this question with former CIA tourist Milo Weaver. Don't expect to have the last three books summarized at the beginning of this one. Don't expect to have all the clues laid out for you. Just as Milo sits at the international chessboard, you, the reader, are there too, trying to figure out your opponent's next move and often trying to figure out who your opponent is at all. Accept that for much of the book you, dear reader, are a pawn on the chessboard and you'll survive this book. Forget that and let your ego get ahead of you and you'll be lost. This story delves into where the spy game may be headed and it's not where you think.

The conspiracies were so plausible in our current place in time, and the writing reads so true, that I had a hard time both putting it down and sleeping!

I also loved the ease with which the characters moved through international settings as if it was no big deal, which is isn't for people who work and live in the global economy/community.

I hope Milo Weaver comes back in another book soon.

Milo Weaver is a fascinating character and this novel sees him continue to evolve in unexpected directions. With his family at risk and unidentified players posing threats, he has to piece together the situation with a new organization. The twists were thought-provoking and the scenario one that isn’t implausible, which made this a interesting new edition in the series. If you’ve read any of the previous books, I think you’ll enjoy the character evolution and the new challenges that they have to manage. If you haven’t read any previous books in the series, this would also read well as a standalone book.

Wow, this one was hard to put down. I had to force myself so I god eat and sleep. What a story, I couldn't tell which spy would turn out to be friend or foe. The only thing I feel bad about is the time gap between this and the last book in the series. It feels like the saga of Milo Weaver is winding down. I must thank #StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks and #Netgalley for letting me have these hours with Olen Steinhauers latest masterpiece, The Last Tourist. Highly recommended.

The Last Tourist is a powerful novel. The complex plot kept me reading. Just when I would think that I had grasped everything, author Olen Steinhauer would throw in a new twist. With such a diverse cast of characters interacting, a scorecard would have been helpful! When I try to imagine the nefarious activities herein as they apply to the real world, well, it's troubling! Money and power seem to win over truth and justice more than they should, but what can the average guy do about it if Milo can't fix it all?
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC. I did enjoy it.
(Kudos to the author for all of the research and plotting this novel must have required.)