The Nearest Exit: A Novel (Milo Weaver, 2)

Steinhauer, Olen

ISBN 10: 1427209731 ISBN 13: 9781427209733

Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 2010

Synopsis

Milo Weaver has nowhere to turn but back to the CIA in Olen Steinhauer's brilliant follow-up to the New York Times bestselling espionage novel The Tourist

The Tourist, Steinhauer's first contemporary novel after his awardwinning historical series, was a runaway hit, spending three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnering rave reviews from critics.

Now faced with the end of his quiet, settled life, reluctant spy Milo Weaver has no choice but to turn back to his old job as a "tourist." Before he can get back to the CIA's dirty work, he has to prove his loyalty to his new bosses, who know little of Milo's background and less about who is really pulling the strings in the government above the Department of Tourism-or in the outside world, which is beginning to believe the legend of its existence. Milo is suddenly in a dangerous position, between right and wrong, between powerful self-interested men, between patriots and traitors-especially as a man who has nothing left to lose.

“Milo Weaver, Steinhauer’s hero, is the opposite of Swagger and Reacher―he is conflicted and neurotic and hopelessly sentimental―but no less entertaining.” ―Malcolm Gladwell, TheNewYorker.com

“Milo’s company is at least as valuable to the series’s appeal as is his flair for international trickery.” ―Janet Maslin, The New York Times

About this title

About the Authors

Olen Steinhauer is the New York Times bestselling author of the Milo Weaver novels, including The Tourist and An American Spy. He is also a Dashiell Hammett Award winner, a two-time Edgar Award finalist, and has been nominated for the Anthony, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Macavity, and Barry awards.

He is also the creator of the Epix TV series Berlin Station. He was raised in Virginia, and now divides his time between New York and Budapest.

David Pittu is a two-time Tony nominee, and has narrated over 36 audiobooks, including Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, which earned an Audie for literary fiction and best male narrator. His other work includes The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides and An American Spy by Olen Steinhauer. Pittu has also read for Rick Riordan, Ann Rice, and Keigo Higashino, among others.

Well-known for his work in theater, Pittu has appeared off-Broadway in LoveMusik and Is He Dead, for which he received his Tony nominations, as well as Parade, for which he earned a National Broadway Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He is also a writer, member, and director of the Atlantic Theater company. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

In this fast-paced sequel to THE TOURIST, narrator David Pittu conveys the newest dangers faced by Milo Weaver. After being blackballed by the CIA, Weaver finds himself compelled to rejoin the elite network of top-secret black-ops agents called "tourists." But first he's required to prove his loyalty by killing an innocent teenage girl in Berlin. Pittu's intense narration reflects Weaver's conflict between his training and his emerging insecurities about his work and family. He has an estranged wife and a daughter not much younger than the girl he's been tasked to abduct. Crisp and concentrated, Pittu unwinds the gripping action with energy. As Weaver searches for a traitor among the tourists, Pittu's characterization of the brilliant, obese German espionage administrator adds impact. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1427209731
• ISBN 13: 9781427209733
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 10