James Sallis, author of the popular Lew Griffin novels, is one of the few writers who take the spy story seriously. Death Will Have Your Eyes is the story of David, an ex-espionage operative, Cold War relic and sculptor, who finds himself active against his will. When one of his old colleagues goes rogue, David must find him and bring him back in, or risk losing his quiet new existence. Of course, part of the plot revolves around a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, this time set against the background of roadside America, complete with car chases. Surprisingly, though, there aren't any amazing high-tech spy gadgets or femmes fatale. There are encounters with mysterious strangers, sudden and highly formalized violence, and murky flashbacks to David's past, but no more than are actually needed. Instead of writing a standard spy tale, Sallis has stuck to the bare minimum of conventions needed to write a real novel about people who just happen to be spies. Sometimes the author tries a little too hard; it seems that every person David meets quotes Wittgenstein or listens to Mahler or reminds him of Jeanne, Baudelaire's dark lady. But overall, it's a fine book and a great read, ready to take its place alongside LeCarré's Berlin Game or Trevanian's Shibumi as a spy novel for thinking people.