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"Turbo-charged.... Entertainingly serpentine."--"The New York Times""A globe-trotting, bomb-ticking, loyalty-blurring thriller." --"People""Rules of Deception packs a wallop. Christopher Reich is at the top of his game."--David Baldacci"First-rate.... Sophisticated, suspenseful, even surprising." --"Washington Post""Never has a plane ride gone by so quickly! Rules of Deception was such a thrilling and compelling read that I spent the whole flight anxiously turning the pages, breathless to find out how it ended. Full of stunning twists and turns, packed with suspense, this is everything a great thriller should be."--Tess Gerritsen"Rules of Deception is an ingenious thriller set credibly in the shadowy world of international espionage. This one has it all: well-drawn characters, wonderful writing, exotic settings, and a high-tech terrorist plot that will keep you breathlessly racing along right through its electrifying climax."--Nelson DeMille"There's a reason why Christopher Reich is a superstar writer. You'll find it on page one of this book. And page two. And page three . . . and all the way to the vivid end of this great new thriller."--Lee Child"Rules of Deception is pure suspense--an ingenious spy thriller for the new millennium."--Linda Fairstein"Rules of Deception delivers pure suspense, intrigue, and adventure from its first page to its last. Christopher Reich is the master of the espionage thriller for the twenty-first century."--Clive Cussler"Fast-paced and intriguing, Rules of Deception is a great international thriller full of twists and turns that kept me guessing to the very end. A very enjoyable read."--Kate Mosse"Once again, Chris Reich is firing on all cylinders. Rules of Deception is a supple, elegant thriller with a beguiling sophistication. Reich catches the reader on page one and utterly commands you to finish through a plot that carries triumphantly from one thrilling climax to another. He certainly knows how to manipulate the reader in exciting
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Christopher Reichs' breakthrough, a novel of page-turning action and international intrigue in the tradition of the thrillers of Robert Ludlum
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Format:Paperback
Rules of Deception is a Robert Ludlum book for people who don't like Robert Ludlum. All the Ludlum-esque elements are present; the innocent but capable hero thrust by circumstance into the heart of a hidden global conspiracy and framed for a crime he didn't commit, the central-European setting (in this case Switzerland) and plenty of double and triple crossing by a multitude of different characters. Unlike Ludlum however, Rules of Deception avoids verbosity, stays on just the right side of plausibility and remains exciting throughout.
That's not to say that it isn't an utterly disposable airport thriller with a plot that is regurgitated from any number of similar novels, but if you accept that to be the case then its enjoyable enough. Christopher Reich has certainly written better books (The First Billion and The Runner are particular favourites of mine) and this does have the whiff of a rehash of his debut 'Numbered Account', but he spins a good, albeit predictable yarn that moves at a fair pace.
So if you're looking for an easy read to get you through a long flight or to read by the pool and you don't fancy the latest Wilbur Smith or ghost-written Ludlum tome then Rules of Deception will serve you well. If you want something original, suprising and thought provoking you need to look elsewhere
That's not to say that it isn't an utterly disposable airport thriller with a plot that is regurgitated from any number of similar novels, but if you accept that to be the case then its enjoyable enough. Christopher Reich has certainly written better books (The First Billion and The Runner are particular favourites of mine) and this does have the whiff of a rehash of his debut 'Numbered Account', but he spins a good, albeit predictable yarn that moves at a fair pace.
So if you're looking for an easy read to get you through a long flight or to read by the pool and you don't fancy the latest Wilbur Smith or ghost-written Ludlum tome then Rules of Deception will serve you well. If you want something original, suprising and thought provoking you need to look elsewhere
Format:Kindle Edition
Reich is an excellent writer. His narrative is compelling, scene description is evocative of having been there, or sufficiently capable of making us THINK he's been there. I like that level of confidence and authority in an author. However, his protagonist, however likable he becomes as the story moves along, is hard for me to accept. This shadow world of espionage and spycraft is far too difficult to manage for those trained from the cradle, to accept that a neophyt could stumble in, outwit the bad guys, and even best them in up close and personal combat. No matter the love and comittment Ransom has for his "deceased" wife, it would not automatically embue him with the special skills needed to survive in such a clandestine world. For this reason alone, I found sufficient reason to drop one star from what I thought, overall, was a five star story.
Gordon Ryan, Author
Gordon Ryan, Author
Format:Hardcover
When I started reading "Rules of Deception", I was immediately hooked. I wanted to know where the story was going to go and it felt like I was in for a great ride. Dr Johnathan Ransom is devastated when his wife is killed in a tragic skiing accident. However that evening he receives baggage checks in an envelope addressed to her, which leads him to a bag than contains another woman's clothing, the keys to a luxury Mercedes, an enormous wad of cash and a passport in an unfamiliar name but with his wife's photograph. Before he can even process this discovery, he finds himself a wanted man on the run - pursued by the police, but also by a mysterious assassin called The Ghost. There are multiple layers to the story and at least one major twist that completely took me by surprise. The story is very current and feels well researched.
The main problem with this book is that the plot tries too hard to be clever and thus becomes overly complicated and convoluted. There is more than one set of villains and keeping so many players juggled means that we don't spend enough time with Ransom, who is easily the most involving character. There's such a large cast of bland characters and I was always struggling to remember who they were and where they fitted in to the story. The plot also has some major plot holes that simply don't stand up to logic. Ultimately it all gets a bit silly. Instead of being gripped as the tension builds towards the climax, I found myself getting less and less interested.
This is a perfectly readable and mildly diverting thriller, but it's not as good as you think it's going to be when you start it.
The main problem with this book is that the plot tries too hard to be clever and thus becomes overly complicated and convoluted. There is more than one set of villains and keeping so many players juggled means that we don't spend enough time with Ransom, who is easily the most involving character. There's such a large cast of bland characters and I was always struggling to remember who they were and where they fitted in to the story. The plot also has some major plot holes that simply don't stand up to logic. Ultimately it all gets a bit silly. Instead of being gripped as the tension builds towards the climax, I found myself getting less and less interested.
This is a perfectly readable and mildly diverting thriller, but it's not as good as you think it's going to be when you start it.
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Published on 6 Nov 2009 by Polak Herman
Very ordinary
What to say about this book? It is not badly written, but its style is not outstanding either. There are plenty of twists and turns, but none of them are really surprising. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2009 by Max
Rules Becomes A "Series"
Reich is one of those authors whom I feel I discovered all on my own. More than ten years ago, when he was making the rounds plugging his debut book, Numbered Account, I saw him on... Read more
Published on 11 May 2009 by Nancy Martin
3 1/2 Stars -- Has All The Elements To Be A Topnotch Thriller... But...
Rules Of Deception has all the individual ingredients that should have resulted in it being a sure-fire winning international espionage thriller -- e.g. Read more
Published on 14 July 2008 by bobbewig
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