The Tourist

In 1964 was The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carre, in 1978 The Human Factor by Graham Greene, in 1983 Berlin Game by Len Deighton, and now in 2009 comes The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer. In the vein of John le Carre and Graham Greene, this contemporary international thriller follows Milo Weaver as he is drawn into a conspiracy that links riots in the Sudan, an assassin committing suicide, and an old friend who's been accused of selling secrets to the Chinese. Once the CIA and Homeland Security are after him, the only way for him to survive is to return, headfirst, into Tourism.