Review of uncorrected digital galley

Milo Weaver returns, continuing his intelligence activities and trying to remain unnoticed while, at the same time, working to keep his family safe as he confronts a conglomerate of businessmen concerned only with advancing their own interests. Adding to the complex situation facing Milo, there’s the unexpected revival of the clandestine, once-defunct Office of Tourism, a group of CIA-trained assassins that he’d believed eradicated some ten years earlier. Can Milo uncover the true enemy, keep the Library safe, and defeat the conspiracy? Or will he end up sacrificing those he loves best?

Filled with unexpected twists and turns, this tough, gritty fourth entry in the Tourist saga offers readers a large cast of characters all dedicated to outmaneuvering each other. The result is a complex, captivating tapestry that weaves together a story of politics, espionage, and deviousness on a global scale. Readers should expect characters to come and go as the story unfolds, revealing a great many surprises. References to the current political climate make the telling of the tale relevant to today’s readers. It’s not a quick read, but there is much here to satisfy readers who enjoy tales of espionage.

Recommended.

I received a free copy of this eBook from St. Martin’s Press / Minotaur Books and NetGalley
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This is the fourth book in the series, but for me was the first. I enjoyed the espionage and not knowing who was going to be friend or villan. A great book

It took me a while to get into this.  Lots of disparate parts eventually come together, but it takes some time.  Milo Weaver finds some chilling evidence that a scary group of the CIA known as the Tourists, appears to be back in business.  However, this time, it seems to be just mercenary.  

As people are dying, Milo is trying to put together a coalition to stop the Tourists.  From China to Russia to the UK to the USA and about everywhere in between, someone is affected.

The book is well-written.  Be aware that there are language issues.

Milo Weaver is back and the thriller genre is better for it! Olen Steinhauer continues Milo's adventures with The Last Tourist which is one of the better books in the series.

Great book. holds your attention from the beginning. Like the development of the characters. I would recommend it for everyone.

I received an ARC through NetGalley courtesy of the author and publisher.

This is the fourth installment of the An American Spy series; which can all be read in standalone's. This is the first in the series that I have read and I have to say - I'm impressed. Milo Weaver is our hero in all of the books and he is a very relateable character. The books was hard to put down and was not only gripping but suspenseful.

“The Last Tourist,” Olen Steinhauer’s fourth book in the Milo Weaver series, is supposed to be a stand-alone conclusion to a popular array of espionage thrillers that apparently George Clooney is enamored with. His production company has acquired the film rights. After grinding my way through the complex and twisting Tourist, I have decided that I should have read the other three to help me with my confusing journey. I’m not sure even Clooney will be able to put together a motion picture that will be decipherable.

I don’t know if I can even put my finger on the problem. Here’s a list of don’t likes that might help. There are too many characters with too many agendas. The characters are not easily liked and, therefore, fade away before they are supposed to. Their eye-chart names bounce around in uncontrolled frenzy. The idea of huge companies moving into usually government managed areas, including punishment for errant behavior, is confusing and not well defined. The complicated storyline is not well put together leaving the reader, at least me, scrambling to keep everything together. Dialogue is disconnected and not assigned to the characters in any recognizable pattern. I think that’s about it for my complaints.

I can’t remember the last time I was tempted to start a character list to keep things organized in my mind as I read. I don’t like doing that and didn’t do it this time either, preferring to stumble along, hoping to reach the last page with some sanity intact. I barely made it. Perhaps the author should have had made his own list to keep things discernable.

I liked the mechanics behind the writing. I thought it was scholarly and well produced. The plot was different. I also like the atmosphere of hovering threats and mysterious locations. There was a lot of intrigue, but it seemed more messy than complex. But looking at the good alongside the bad gives me no incentive to recommend this book.

The saga of the "Library" and its members, the tourists is brought back in a timely and compelling new novel by Mr. Steinhauer. The plot weaves across the globe and through many iterations. A must read for anyone who is hooked on intelligent spy novels. Great book!

A story of major worldwide political intrigue. Many countries and organizations are working together or trying to outmaneuver each other. The role of business when linked with governing agencies is being challenged. Well written with realistic characters.

Thank you for the advanced readers copy of this book, this was a new author for me and I definitely say that I enjoyed reading it. The book was very well written, the characters were easy to understand and the storyline was easy to follow. I definitely will be looking forward to reading more by this author and I definitely recommend this book to everybody.

The first time I took “Tourist” (beginning book of the series) I thought it was connected with 2010’s box office failure, nightmarish Depp& Jolie collaboration. Thankfully this series has nothing related with that horrifying project. This drags you into espionage world, making you question who your enemy is and who could you trust in this universe for staying alive!

Milo Weaver is vivid, complex, intelligent character reminds you of so many espionage thriller characters with his similar James Bond charisma, a little Gabriel Allon, Pike Logan meets Will Robre and Jack Reacher kind of mysterious man stays behind the shadows.

If you keen on solving mathematical problems with your best calculation skills, this book will be a great way of brain exercising like watching non-stop chess match and predicting what’s going to be the next move! It exhausts you, thrills you, forces you sit at the edge of your seats and fall down several times and hit the floor (better prepare your pillows before starting another chapter)

If you’re great fan of espionage world, spy thrillers, this is unputdownable and great choice to devour the pages excitedly. But my advice for you, you gotta start from the first book to have better understanding the backstory of the character. Of course this book could be also be read as standalone but for the fans of the genre, I suggest them to start from the beginning.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin Press/Minotaur Books for sharing this thrilling ARC COPY with me in exchange my honest review.

I only got three quarters through this book. I tried to finish it, but there wasn't enough in it to keep me going. I waited for action, but it just didn't have it. There were Hugh Russian names that were difficult to get by. If you are into political intrigue, this may be the novel for you. I kept telling myself more action is coming, but there was none. Since the story seemed to dragging along at a snail's pace, I had to quit. Like I said, if you are more into political intrigue this may be for you. It was not for me.

The Last Tourist was my first adventure into Milo Weaver’s world. To say it is complex and dangerous is an understatement. It is a tough, gritty, flight into the night type of international novel that has many facets, not a light read that you can pick up and enjoy reading a few pages at a time. I found myself retracing and rereading previous pages to fully understand what was happening.

Although this is a stand-alone book I believe I missed a lot of the nuances and interactions between the characters because I had not read the previous books in the series. That being said, the writing is excellent, the timeline is current, and the conspiracy may very well be the description of current events taking place right now.

This novel would be best read after reading the previous three books in the series to better understand the characters and events.

This is the fourth book in the Milo Weaver series. I have read the previous books in the series. As in the other books, this one is so full of twists and turns that it will have you not wanting to put it down.
Are you in the mood for a spy thriller? This is the book for you!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was a enjoyable read. Once I had finished I was interested in reading more along this story line. I had not realized this was the third or so in the series! I'll still go read the others.

This is written by an experienced author, and any of his books are probably a good bet. This one is quite good as well, but is not a quick, easy read (takes some concentration). Fans of the author will probably like this, as well as others who like thought-provoking books.

I really appreciate the ARC!!

A great return to the world of Milo Weaver, updated by today headlines. I am a great admirer of the Tourist trilogy and this book is a magnificent addition to the series. Greatly recommended!

The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer is not your average beach read that you can pick up and discard at your convenience. Instead, The Last Tourist is a plot twisting, complex story that pulls the reader in from the beginning and simply doesn't let go. So if you are in the mood to dive deep into a spy thriller that seems to demand as much from the reader as it gives...then this is the book for you to read! I can say this would make an incredible movie as it really did keep me entertained and engaged. When is the last time you have really been that involved in a story?

Definitely high on my list of books for 2020, The Last Tourist stuns and satisfies with its twisty plot directions and provokes thoughts about breaking the rules. I have not read the other books in the series by Olen Steinhauer, but I can tell you that now I want to! Excellent writing, although it does get a little political which those who are great fans of Trump may not like. I could have done without the politics, but they are tightly woven into and through the story- sometimes light and sometimes not.

Thank you to NetGalley, author Olen Steinhauer, and St Martin's press for allowing me to request and read this digital advanced reader copy. I really enjoyed this book and my mind will not stop thinking about it! As always, my opinions are my own.

Yet again, I am left stunned, breathless, exhausted, awed and gasping, For me, Steinhauer is the undisputed master of the espionage genre. While Clancy may be the greatest story teller, Steinhauer is the Hitchcock of the medium. The scope, intricacy, and twists of the plot will make your brain hurt, in a good way. The growth and continuing of the characters will leave avid followers satisfied. I highly recommend this book.

"The Last Tourist" was a fitting end to the Milo Weaver series. The book is set in late 2018/2019, ten years after the last book. Milo is running the "Library", his father's secret intelligence gathering organization hidden in the UN, but some of the "patrons" are questioning what they receive for their investment. Adding to the trouble, an old friend of Milo's father has reached out to him to help protect a MirGaz accountant who has inadvertently obtained records that suggest some troubling links between a number of international businesses, prominent individuals, and acts of terrorism. This puts Milo, his family, and the "Library" in danger. Moreover, while the Tourism program has been shutdown for years, there are signs that maybe someone has revived it. The CIA is also behaving inappropriately (par for the course).

Instead of a conflict between governments, as was the focus of the previous books, "The Last Tourist" focuses on powerful businesses with international operations and a willingness, if not eagerness, to bend the rules or even breaks the rules in order to advance their own interests, usually to the great detriment of the citizens of developing nations which are seen only as a source of resources and profits.

The story introduces some new and interesting characters (such as CIA analyst, Abdul Ghali, a Sunni Arab whose parents are from Western Sahara), but also brings back a number of the characters from the earlier books (Alan and Penelope, Erika Schwartz, Oskar Leintz, even Xin Zhu; most significantly, Leticia Jones and Milo cross paths and Leticia ends up getting drawn into the mess that Milo has found himself in. However, Leticia has changed a lot in recent years, no longer a focused killer, but someone more concerned with the collateral damage that her actions on behalf of her employers cause and focused on trying to do her part to help right some wrongs. The book makes references to and utilizes a number of real life figures and events -- President Trump, climate change, climate change activists including Greta Thunberg, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Boko Haram and the kidnapping of the Chibok girls, a messaging system with encryption so strong that governments cannot access it (supposedly), anarchist groups, etc. The story is full of plot twists and surprises, with the overarching conspiracy more involved and more sinister than anyone realizes. There are some especially good surprises at the end, including the ending itself. The Last Tourist is well worth reading.

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