An American Spy

by Olen Steinhauer

First published 2012

Milo Weaver thought he was done with the spy game. The CIA's Department of Tourism lies in ruins after a devastating attack that eliminated nearly all the agency's trained assassins. Weaver wants nothing more than to focus on his family and leave his dangerous past behind. But his former supervisor Alan Drummond refuses to let sleeping dogs lie. When Drummond uses one of Weaver's burned identities to travel to London and then vanishes without a trace, he draws unwanted attention from all the wrong people. Weaver has no choice but to follow Drummond's trail across the Atlantic. As he digs deeper into his former boss's disappearance, Weaver discovers that Tourism's enemies are preparing one last strike. This time, they intend to finish what they started. Weaver must navigate a web of betrayal and violence while protecting what matters most to him.

Genres: mystery, thriller, action, espionage

Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: London, United States

Period: Contemporary

386 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books

Content warnings: violence

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