"It's a good thing for humans to know the full measure of their actions." CIA operative Milo Weaver agrees with German agent Erika Schwartz that this is true, although both agree that often in their business it not possible. Milo has been reinstated in "the Tourism Department" with a new boss and is given several assignments to prove that he is trustworthy. He is to kidnap and kill a young lady, but cannot kill the girl. Instead, he asks his problematic father to hold and hide her so that his superior believes he has completed his mission. Filled with international intrigue and pre and post 9/11 events, The Nearest Exit is "the best spy novel" Stephen King has ever read "that wasn't written by John le Carre. I usually agree with Mr. King, but I must admit I found this to be a slow read.
RUSA 2011
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