Backcover blurb: The Department of Tourism is an ultra-secret black-ops branch rumoured to carry out the CIA's dirtiest and deadliest work. Most agents don't even believe it exists.
Milo Weaver knows otherwise. Trained to kill cleanly and keep moving, he is a Tourist that understands the rules. Don't ask questions. Don't form attachments. Don't look back. But Milo is the only Tourist with a daughter. When he is told to assassinate a teenage girl, his commitment to the cause begins to crumble - and for the first time, he disobeys his orders.
The consequences pull him down into a complex world of clandestine government warfare, but Milo's own battle is with his conscience. When a security breach threatens the very existence of Tourism, will he choose to save his job, his family, or himself?
About the author: Olen Steinhauer (1970- ) was born in America and has lived in Croatia, the Czech Republic and Italy. He also spent a year in Romania on a Fulbright grant, an experience that helped inspire his first five books. He has now settled in Hungary with his wife and daughter. His first book, The Bridge of Sighs (2003), was nominated for five major thriller awards. The Nearest Exit (2010) is the middle book in the Milo Weaver trilogy following The Tourist (2009) and prior to The American Express available in all good bookshops from 1 September 2011.
The New York Times Sunday Book Review.
My take: I am quite dubious about this book because no matter what, I cannot seem to get into it. Oh yes, it has good writing, good direction, good plot and good pacing but nevertheless, it does not give me a kick or a wow factor as previous books have. I have come to the conclusion that perhaps it is a bit mannish for me. Reviews from other readers seem not too far off the mark and incidentally, most of them have pointed out that the first book, The Tourist, is a better read. I shall take that to heart.
Rating: 3/5
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