All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer, 294 pages.

Olen Steinhauer is the best of the current crop of thriller writers; we are not counting the dead here, remember.
His most recent work is mostly set in a small neighborhood restaurant, and seems almost to have been written for the stage. Two people meet over dinner; they're former colleagues, former lovers. One is a spy, the other a former spy. One is ostensibly investigating suspicious occurrences from years ago, but may also be trying to reignite the flame between them. Or none of the above; they're both professional liars and maybe killers, and that always makes for an interesting meal.
A good book for those who enjoy intricate plotting and character-driven thrillers!
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