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Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Olen steinhauer s crafty story begins as an affectionate recounting by tom, a downonhisluck graduate caring for his sick mother and reconnecti. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for olen steinhauer but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. Olen steinhauer born june 21, 1970 is an american writer of spy fiction novels, including the tourist, the milo weaver series, and the yalta boulevard sequence. All the old knives is olen steinhauer s 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. Ten to fifteen years ago, all the knives experts preached buy only mint knives. Steinhauer also created the tv series berlin station, focused on a fictional central intelligence agency branch.
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