![]() ![]() So much so that the story gets less interesting, less gripping, less appealing. The super-human actions are just too much to believe.ĭespite the depth of experience, past ops, etc.,Milo Weaver just couldn't have had all those relationships and knowledge, much less the insight into as vast a scope of worldwide governmental and military activities.Īnd it's just too long. It has mostly well-developed characters and scenes set all over the globe, But the plot itself and its twists and turns, unlike all other Steinhauer books, are hackneyed. This book, again well written as one comes to expect from Steinhauer, is gripping and filled with action. Milo Weaver is the character readers know very well in these Tourist books, His smarts and physical skills are always a delight, plus his mastery of the spy game. Ones made on the spot, although the implications and repercussions last far longer. It successfully detailed the life and mindset of a spy, plus the tough decisions to be made. The Last Tourist follows the pattern set by Steinhauer's masterpiece, The Tourist (a book almost as long as War and Peace). His books at all times are gripping, convoluted with excessive detail (as is life itself), and take place over a period of time in which the plot develops in many venues, all tied together. ![]() He's on a par with Ludlum, but not quite John LeCarre. Olen Steinhauer is a master of the action/mystery/spy story. ![]()
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