An American Spy Steinhauer, Olen

Milo Weaver used to be a Tourist — CIA parlance for a deep-cover operative with no official identity, no backup, no way home. Now he's a desk jockey in New York, trying to live a quiet life with his family. But when a colleague is murdered and Milo becomes the prime suspect, he's pulled back into the labyrinth of lies, double-crosses, and moral compromise he thought he'd left behind. Steinhauer writes espionage fiction that feels less like Bond and more like real spycraft — messy, exhausting, and morally ambiguous. This is the second in his Milo Weaver series, a taut thriller that plays with the conventions of the genre while staying grounded in character. If you miss the Cold War tension of le Carré but want something faster-paced, this hits the spot.