Author:Christopher Reich Binding: Mass Market Paperback Published: 2010-05-25 ISBN: 0307387836 Availability:
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New York Times Bestseller Months after foiling an international terrorist attack, Doctors Without Borders physician Jonathan Ransom is working under an assumed name in a remote corner of Africa. His wife, Emma, desperate to escape the wrath of Division, the secret American intelligence agency she betrayed, has been in hiding. Both look forward to sharing a stolen weekend in London--until a terrorist attack ruins their romantic rendezvous. In the aftermath, Emma disappears and Jonathan is apprehended by the police and threatened, unless he helps secure his wife's capture. He embarks on a breathless chase across Europe, searching for Emma, and keeping Division at bay . . . until he realizes that all along he's been a pawn in a high-stakes game of international intrigue far beyond his imagining. Follow the Rules: Don't miss Christopher Reich's new thriller, Rules of Betrayal, coming in hardcover in July. The first novel in the series, Rules of Deception, is available now in paperback.
Vince Flynn Reviews Rules of Vengeance
Vince Flynn is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine previous thrillers, including Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, and Protect and Defend. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and three children. Read his guest review of Christopher Reich's Rules of Vengeance:
Last summer, before I picked up Christopher Reich's Rules of Deception, I'd heard it was the kind of smart, high-octane international thriller that would take me back to tales of espionage and political intrigue written by the masters--like Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett, and Robert Ludlum. Those books were propulsive mixes of fact and fiction, set in a combustible, all-too-real world where peace balanced on a razor's edge and nuclear annihilation was a single bullet away. The best of them, like Forsyth's The Fourth Protocol and Ludlum's The Bourne Identity, left you wondering if they might, in fact, be true. Might something like this really happen?
Then came the 1990's. The Iron Curtain fell. Russia imploded. And Japan suffered a severe economic crisis. The world was left with America as its sole superpower. The bomb had been defused. We felt safe. And so ended the domination of international espionage blockbusters on the bestseller lists.
Along came Rules of Deception. Was it really a return to the big blockbuster of the 70's and 80's? Critics certainly were embracing it with gusto. So it was with some excitement and no small amount of skepticism that I picked up the book. The story started like a rocket and picked up speed from there. By page 20, I knew the critics had gotten it right. Rules of Deception was the very definition of a blockbuster: a lone, intrepid hero battling immense odds to save the world from a cataclysmic battle while also regaining the love of a fallen woman.
Now, Reich gives us Rules of Vengeance. Sequels are rarely as good as the original, so again, I was skeptical. And yet, Rules of Vengeance turns out to be that rare exception--where the novel not only stands up to its predecessor, but actually takes the story and characters in new--and completely surprising--directions. Again we meet Dr. Jonathan Ransom, a surgeon for Doctors Without Borders. The story begins with his arrival in London to deliver an address at a prestigious international medical conference, and it takes off from there at mach speed, offering more twists than the Monaco Grand Prix. I'm not going to give away any of the unexpected plot turns (and there are many), but I will say that once again, Ransom quickly finds himself in trouble not of his own making. And, once again, he is forced to maneuver between the good guys and the bad guys in order to figure out just what he's been pulled into, and then make sure that no one else suffers because of it. The stakes are sky high. The locales are exotic. The plot is ripped from tomorrow's headlines and Reich controls the story with a deft hand from beginning to end.
What's particularly appealing about Jonathan Ransom is he is not a spy or a trained assassin. He is, in fact, the opposite: a doctor who has devoted his life to helping others--a loner working outside political boundaries who exemplifies the best in us all. But like each of us, he has a dark side that is both frightening and compelling. You do not want to make this man angry.
As for Christopher Reich, he--like Ransom--also may not be a trained spy or assassin (at least not to the best of my knowledge). But he certainly does manipulate the twists, summon the adrenaline, and create a landscape of thrills that can only leave readers with one lasting impression: Chris Reich is the real deal. --Vince Flynn
Rules of Vengeance is a perfectly fine thriller that's reminiscent of Ludlum's Bourne novels. Much like its predecessor, it's about a resourceful but innocent man on the run from the authorities, trying to track down his rogue agent wife. The action never lets up and there are secrets withheld until the end, but somehow it never hits that "can't put me down" sweetspot that a thriller ought to achieve. I enjoyed it enough that I plan to read the next installment, but still I can't recommend it with any great... more info
A very good book and upcoming writer:
Rules of Vengence is an excellent read fuil of double dealing and a bag full of science in many different areas. Enjoyed this book
and the first one of the series, Rules of Deception. Based on the ending, who can tell where this landscape of spies is going. Dennis
I like it!:
You should read Rules of Deception before reading this one as it's a continuation of the last book. One of the better authors. The plot is a little bit ho-hum as almost everything has been done before in the past decade in the explosion of writers and books, but it's not a bad plot. I won't regurgitate it here, except to say it's got to do with spies. What I like about this book is the writing. The book is easy to read and easy to follow, that's important as some of today's best sellers have very bad... more info
This Is No Ludlum or Forsyth Tale:
This is a reasonably good spy type novel. It is overdone with totally implausible events, but is still quite entertaining. The reader should just not expect any type of feeling of reality with it. I had read the predecessor of this one, 'Rules of Deception', which I thought was quite a bit better. The author does have some considerable talent as I thoroughly enjoyed his novel, 'Numbered Account' several years ago. In this one, Dr. Jonathan Ransom is a physician working for 'Doctors Without... more info
