The Nearest Exit (2010)

Authored by Olen Steinhauer

http://www.olensteinhauer.com/

Original language: English

Genre: Thriller/Crime

416 pages

Weaver's back! Though I haven't read it, seems like this book is an emotionally powerful read. It's pretty hard to find this at bookstores in my country, or maybe it's just because it hasn't been released here yet. I ought to buy this book as soon as it's  released. The curiosity of what's gonna happen next (after "The Tourist") is still swimming in my head :O

"The Nearest Exit" is about Milo Weaver's continuation of life after the events in "The Tourist". He's back in action on the tourism world, after jailed for various charges. Previously he was just a tourist who obeys the rules such as "Do not ask questions. Do not form attachments. Do not look back", he was trained to kill and keep moving. But this time he has to undergo various tests of loyalty, one of which is to kill the 15 year old girl. But for the first time, Weaver doesn't obey the orders.

When a security breach threatens the very existence of Tourism, he has to choose between saving his job, his family, or maybe himself.

In Germany, the book is called "The Last Exit", and translated to German by Friedrich Mader.

I heard that this book is going to be followed by "American Express" or "An American Spy", I ain't really sure about the title.

The Tourist (2009)

Authored by Olen Steinhauer.
http://www.olensteinhauer.com/
Original language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
416 pages

"The Tourist" is the first book in a projected trilogy of espionage novels by Olen Steinhauer that focused on the main character, Milo Weaver who is a retired Tourist (CIA agent). The story begins with Weaver's (still known as Charles Alexander) last job/mission before his retirement, the mission ends badly. After years and years become a family man who already has a normal live and chooses to work on a desk job, he once again put himself in the world of tourism because a legendary assassin known as The Tiger (the one that Weaver chased for years when he was still a tourist) has caught and also because of Angela Yates (his colleague or best friend) who is suspected of treason. However, the meeting between Weaver and The Tiger pushes him to reveal everything that happened in the past, full of intrigue, secret, etc. In the other hand, he also wants to protect his family. This novel reached #19 on the New York Times Best Seller List. In my country (translated to Indonesian), the book has 473 pages. It's followed by "The Nearest Exit" (2010). Well it's one of my favorite novel :)