One of the most entertaining and thought-provoking novels of the year. The Middleman, with its abundance of multidimensional characters and political viewpoints, is a thought-provoking novel that never ceases to excite as a thriller.
Another must-read from a modern master." - Booklist (starred review) "Steinhauer proves himself an equally adept chronicler of a world in which walls have come down and the most potent powers aren't necessarily political. Scott Turow, The New York Times Book Review The Middleman is smart and entertaining and consistently intriguing. What Rachel uncovers will shock the entire nation, and the aftermath of her investigation will reverberate through the FBI to the highest levels of government. But she needs her colleagues to take her seriously in order to find these people before they put their plan-whatever it is-into action. since the fall of 2016, and is very familiar with Martin Bishop, the charismatic leader of the Massive Brigade. Special Agent Rachel Proulx has been following the growth of left-wing political groups in the U.S. But are they a protest organization, a political movement, or a terrorist group? What do they want? The FBI isn't taking any chances.
The movement calls itself the Massive Brigade, and they believe change isn't coming fast enough to America. Former military, disaffected, restless, Kevin leaves behind his retail job in San Francisco, sends a good-bye text to his mother, dumps his phone and wallet into a trash can, and disappears. Where have they gone? Why? The only answer, for weeks, is silence. They leave behind cell phones, credit cards, jobs, houses, families-everything-all on the same day. One day in the early summer of 2017, about four hundred people disappear from their lives. With The Middleman, the perfect thriller for our tumultuous, uneasy time, Olen Steinhauer, the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including The Tourist and The Cairo Affair, delivers a compelling portrait of a nation on the edge of revolution, and the deepest motives of the men and women on the opposite sides of the divide. One of The Boston Globe 's Best Mysteries of the Year "A thought-provoking political thriller, a dark story for dark times." - The Washington Post
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