OLEN STEINHAUER

"Sophie Kohl is living her worst nightmare. Minutes after she confesses to her husband Emmett, a mid-level diplomat at the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo, he is shot in the head and killed. Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved, calling to ask why her husband has been assassinated. Jibril Aziz, an American analyst, knows more about Stumbler, a covert operation rejected by the CIA years ago, than anyone. So when it appears someone else has obtained a copy of the blueprints, Jibril knows the danger it represents...As these players converge on the city of Cairo, Olen Steinhauer's masterful manipulations slowly craft a portrait of a marriage, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal, against a dangerous world of political games where allegiances are never clear and outcomes are never guaranteed."

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Tourist.Three weeks on the New York Times bestseller listLA Times and Publishers Weekly bestsellerNew York Times "Editors Choice"The best spy novel Ive read that wasnt written by John Le Carre - Stephen KingMilo Weaver is still haunted by his last job. As an expert assassin for the Department of Tourism, an ultra-secret group of super-spooks buried deep in the corridors of the CIA, he fought to keep himself sane in a paranoid and amoral profession. Now, the Department has been destroyed, and with it Weavers livelihood. Finally he can spend time with his family - without constantly looking over his shoulder and fixing one eye on the exits.Weavers former boss is not so settled. For Alan Drummond, Tourism was everything. Now, all he wants is to take revenge on the Chinese spymaster that exploded their operations from within. Weaver tries to persuade him to leave sleeping cells lie, but when Drummond disappears from a London hotel room, Weaver is sucked back down into his old life.Soon, Weaver is sifting through secrets, lies and misinformation. If his time as a Tourist has taught him anything, its that nothing and no-one can be trusted - even within the CIA itself...

In a thrilling e-exclusive short story, New York Times bestselling espionage master Olen Steinhauer introduces the enigmatic John Calhoun, an international security contractor who plays a prominent role in Steinhauers latest novel, The Cairo Affair.Before his assignment to the CIAs Cairo office, John worked in Lisbon, Portugal, where he took part in an extraordinary rendition - the apprehension of a wanted individual for interrogation. But from the beginning of the operation nothing goes as planned, and for John, it soon becomes much more than a career-defining moment; how he handles this crisis will define who he is as a person.

a la brigade criminelle de la milice, dans un pays sans nom du " bloc de l'est ", l'année 1956 ne peut être comme les autres. les chars russes sont entrés à budapest. la contestation se propage, diffuse, durement matée dans un gant de velours d'où coule pourtant le sang. l'inspecteur kolyeszar est en première ligne. un homme est retrouvé mort, le corps couvert de bleus. le meurtre inexpliqué d'un collègue survenu dix ans plus tôt refait surface et trouble une atmosphère déjà lourde. qui fait quoi et pour qui ? que veut exactement ce commissaire politique trompeusement bienveillant envoyé par moscou ? kolyeszar, dans un univers gouverné par la paranoïa, veut encore sauver l'essentiel. ce qu'il ne sait pas, c'est que les méandres du système abritent des psychopathes aussi à l'aise et indétectables que des poissons dans l'eau...

Emil Brod, vingt-deux ans, a passé ses années de guerre dans l'Arctique à dépecer des phoques au milieu de brutes alcooliques et féroces. C'est pourtant avec une certaine naïveté qu'il rejoint en 1948 la Capitale et entre à la Première Section de la Brigade criminelle. L'hostilité qu'il rencontre de la part de ses collègues plus âgés, tous des durs à cuire issus du régime, est un mur. On le frappe. On l'humilie. Il ne comprend pas. Comment, dans ces conditions, résoudre sa première affaire ? Le plus grand compositeur patriotique du pays a été salement tué. La marge de manœuvre d'Emil, entre la vérité des faits et les intérêts du pouvoir, est infime. Il lui faut pourtant survivre. Il apprend vite. Il a l'âme d'un Slave. Son entêtement n'aura d'égal que son besoin d'aller jusqu'au bout.

Three players. One city. A whole world of political games in which allegiances are never clear, and outcomes are never guaranteed... Sophie Kohl confesses to her husband, a mid-level American diplomat in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo. Minutes later, he is shot and killed. Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when, this time, he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved ask why her husband has been assassinated. Omar Halawi has worked in Egyptian intelligence for years, and he knows how to play the game. But the murder of a diplomat in Hungary has ripples all the way to Cairo, and Omar must follow the fallout wherever it leads...

The first rule of Tourism is not to let it ruin you. Because it can. Easily.The Department of Tourism is an ultra-secret black-ops branch rumoured to carry out the CIAs dirtiest and deadliest work. Most agents dont even believe it exists.Milo Weaver knows otherwise. Trained to kill cleanly and keep moving, he is a Tourist that understands the rules. Dont ask questions. Dont form attachments. Dont 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 starts 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 Milos 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?

Celia used to lie for a living. Henry still does. Can they ever trust each other? Six years ago, Henry and Celia were lovers and colleagues, working for the CIA station in Vienna, until terrorists hijacked a plane at the airport. A rescue attempt, staged from the inside, went terribly wrong. Everyone on board was killed. That night has continued to haunt all of those involved; for Henry and Celia, it brought to an end their relationship. Celia decided she'd had enough; she left the agency, married and had children, and is now living an ordinary life in the Californian suburbs. Henry is still a CIA analyst, and has travelled to the US to see her one more time, to relive the past, maybe, or to put it behind him once and for all. But neither of them can forget that question: had their agent been compromised, and how? And each of them also wonders what role their lunch companion might have played in the way things unfolded...

Sophie Kohl is living her worst nightmare. Minutes after she confesses to her husband Emmett, a mid-level diplomat at the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo, he is shot in the head and killed.Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved, calling to ask why her husband has been assassinated.Jibril Aziz, an American analyst, knows more about Stumbler, a covert operation rejected by the CIA years ago, than anyone. So when it appears someone else has obtained a copy of the blueprints, Jibril knows the danger it represents...As these players converge on the city of Cairo, Olen Steinhauers masterful manipulations slowly craft a portrait of a marriage, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal, against a dangerous world of political games where allegiances are never clear and outcomes are never guaranteed.

This is a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the Cold War, from the internationally acclaimed author of "The Bridge of Sighs". It is set in Vienna, 1966. To be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortune, twice - and it''s a conspiracy. It is the height of the Cold War. When a defector mysteriously returns to the Eastern European village of his birth, it''s a chance for disgraced detective Brano Sev to redeem himself. Being framed for a murder should just be part of his cover story. Or is it? Exiled suddenly to Vienna, treacherous city of spies, Sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prize. But in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of all!

One of the sparest, most elegant spy novels I have come across in a long time . . . Written in glistening prose - with not a word wasted - it proves Steinhauer truly is John le Carrés rightful heir. Daily MailNow a major film on Prime Video starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton and Jonathan Pryce.Celia used to lie for a living. Henry still does. Can they ever trust each other?Six years ago, Henry and Celia were lovers and colleagues, working for the CIA station in Vienna, until terrorists hijacked a plane at the airport. A rescue attempt, staged from the inside, went terribly wrong. Everyone on board was killed.That night has continued to haunt all of those involved; for Henry and Celia, it brought to an end their relationship. Celia decided shed had enough; she left the agency, married and had children, and is now living an ordinary life in the Californian suburbs. Henry is still a CIA analyst, and has travelled to the US to see her one more time, to relive the past, maybe, or to put it behind him once and for all.But neither of them can forget that question: had their agent been compromised, and how? And each of them also wonders what role their lunch companion might have played in the way things unfolded . . .All the Old Knives is Olen Steinhauers most intense, most thrilling and most unsettling novel to date - from the New York Times bestselling author deemed by many to be John le Carres heir apparent.

Dois amantes. Dois espiões. Um reencontro. Quem sairá vivo desse jantar? Em 2006, terroristas sequestraram um avião no Aeroporto de Viena, exigindo uma troca de reféns e determinados a não negociar.

Superb new CIA thriller featuring black ops expert Milo Weaver and acclaimed by Lee Child as first class the kind of thing John le Carre might have writtenIn the global age of the CIA, wherever theres trouble, theres a Tourist: the men and women who do the dirty work. Theyre the Companys best agents and Milo Weaver was the best of them all.Following a near-lethal encounter with foreign hitman the Tiger, a burnt-out Milo decides to continue his work from behind a desk. Four years later, hes no closer to finding the Tiger than he was before. When the elusive assassin unexpectedly gives himself up to Milo, its because he wants something in return: revenge.Once a Tourist, always a Tourist soon Milo is back in the field, tracking down the Tigers handler in a world of betrayal, skewed politics and extreme violence. Its a world he knows well but hes about to learn the toughest lesson of all: trust no one.

Un inspector de homicidios novato se debate en el desorden de una ciudad de Europa oriental después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Estamos en 1948, tres años después de que los rusos «liberaran» el pa

En 2001, poco despues de recuperarse de heridas de bala en Venecia, Milo Weaver decidió que, mientras otros se dedican a localizar al Musulmán Más Famoso del Mundo en algún lugar de Afganistán, el dedicaria su tiempo a los brazos mas quirurgicos del terrorismo. Cuando alguien como Bin Laden o al-Zarqawi necesita eliminar a una persona concreta, acuden a un profesional. En el mundo del asesinato por encargo, hay pocos mejores que el Tigre. Y pocos tan buscados. Milo asumio entonces que abandonaria Turismo, un mundo oscuro lleno de asesinos manejados por el Gobierno de EE UU. Pero Milo ignoraba entonces lo que estaba a punto de sucederle. Comprendera a El Tigre por fin y, peor aun, la angustia de verse perseguido por las cuentas pendientes del pasado. Un pasado que reaparece relacionandole con una conspiracion en Sudan, un asesino suicida y un viejo amigo acusado de vender secretos a China. La CIA y Homeland Segurity ya saben que Milo debe ser eliminado. El tan solo encuentra una solucion: regresar al submundo de Turismo. Pero no olvida una verdad fundamental: no confiar en nadie.

Tras una estancia en la cárcel por fraude, Milo Weaver vuelve a la acción como agente del operativo más clandestino de la CIA. Su nueva misión consistirá en descubrir a un topo infiltrado en los servicios secretos. Pero en la agencia nadie se fía de nadie y su propia lealtad está en cuestión, por lo que antes de asumir esta misión deberá demostrar su fidelidad a sus superiores acometiendo una serie de encargos que le llevarán al límite de su equilibrio mental. La búsqueda del traidor entre sus propios compañeros acabará haciéndole dudar del sentido último de un trabajo que le obliga a moverse permanentemente en los difusos límites entre la lealtad y la traición, la honestidad y el engaño, la verdad y la mentira.

En 2001, poco después de recuperarse de heridas de bala en Venecia, Milo Weaver decidió que, mientras otros se dedican a localizar al Musulmán Más Famoso del Mundo en algún lugar de Afganistán, él dedicaria su tiempo a los brazos mas quirurgicos del terrorismo. Los actos terroristas, por definicion, eran brutales y sangrientos. Pero cuando alguien como Bin Laden o al-Zarqawi necesitaba eliminar a una persona concreta, ellos, como el resto del mundo,acudian a un profesional. En el mundo del asesinato por encargo, habia pocos mejores que el Tigre. Y pocos tan buscados. Asumio entonces que abandonaria Turismo, un mundo oscuro lleno de asesinos manejados por el Gobierno de EE UU. Pero Milo ignoraba entonces lo que estaba a punto de sucederle a el mismo. Un pasado que creia haber dejado atras. Y que reaparece relacionandole con una conspiracion en Sudan, un asesino suicida y un viejo amigo acusado de vender secretos a China. La CIA y Homeland Segurity ya saben que Milo debe ser eliminado.George Clooney quedo tan fascinado por la novela de Olen Steinhauer que encarnara a Milo Weaver proximamente. La mejor novela de espias que he leido que no ha escrito John Le Carre , Stephen King ExcepcionalEscenas impresionantes y un protagonista que teme mas a la paranoia que a cualquier servicio secreto , Publishers Weekly.