Rules of Deception

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New York Times Bestseller
 
Dr. Jonathan Ransom, a surgeon for Doctors Lacking Limits, is climbing in the Swiss Alps with his wife, Emma, when she falls into a hidden crevasse and dies. Twenty-four hours later, Jonathan receives an envelope addressed to his wife containing two baggage-aver tickets. Puzzled, he journeys to a railway station only to find himself inexplicably attacked by the Swiss police. Suddenly forced on the run, Jonathan’s only chance at survival lies in uncovering the devastating truth behind his wife’s secret life.
 
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Don’t miss the additional thrillers in the series—Rules of Vengeance (in paperback) and Rules of Treachery (in hardcover July 2010).Amazon.com Review
Lee Child on Rules of Deception
Lee Child has crafted one of literature’s most well loved anti-heroes in the form of Jack Reacher, the iconic ex-military policeman of his bestselling novels. The leader of Nothing to Lose talks about what makes a excellent thriller — and why Christopher Reich is a novelist worthy of a gold medal.

I learned Christopher Reich exactly ten years ago. His first book came out around the same time my second book was published. The modest prosperity that one’s first book deal brings allowed me to pick up hardcovers that caught my eye. And Numbered Account caught my eye. And it lived up to its promise. It was quick, fresh, glossy, and very exciting. I thought: Reich is a keeper.

And then he got better. It was permanently clear that he had talent to burn, but he chose to accompany it with a real work ethic. His second, third and fourth books built and built until the relief of the next one was an event to be anticipated. (And right there is my only complaint: Reich doesn’t write quick enough.)

His fifth book – The Patriot’s Club – was a real achievement. It was a slam-dunk winner of the International Thriller Writer’s first annual Best Novel award. Awards are regularly awkward. There’s usually a measure of grumbling, because regularly people don’t agree with the choice of winner. But not a word was heard against “The Patriot’s Club.” In fact nothing was heard, because the applause was too loud.

So I was really looking forwards to Rules of Deception. I got an advance copy. I cracked it open. I ongoing reading. Mostly I read like any additional reader, but a tiny part of me reads like a writer. I reflect all writers experience the same thing. We sense things between the lines, especially energy and inspiration.

And ambition.

Rules of Deception starts with a fleeting prologue, and then the first chapter introduces Jonathan Ransom, the main character. Two pages, and then nine pages. The prologue is a teaser. It baits the hook. It’s a two-page masterpiece. It’s intriguing, and then it’s really intriguing. It promises huge things yet to be. Then chapter one introduces the guy who’s going to have to deal with them. And why, indirectly.

Eleven pages. The reader in me wanted to race yet to be. But the writer in me had to intermission a moment. Because between the lines I was sensing something. Maybe because it’s an Olympic year I can only clarify it like this: picture the high jump event. Six competitors are still in. Then five, then four. Then three. Then the gold, the silver, and the bronze are settled. But the rules of track and meadow allow the winner to go on. The bar is raised. A personal best. The Olympic record. The bar is raised again. World record height. The stadium goes silent. The jumper stills himself on the runway. Intense concentration. The gold medal is already in the bag. Uncharted territory. The jumper rocks from foot to foot, his mind on nothing except jumping privileged than he has ever jumped before.

That’s exactly the between-the-lines feeling I was getting from Reich, eleven pages into Rules of Deception – a world-class writer preparing to accomplish something truly noteworthy.

There are a further 377 pages. They live up to the promise. –Lee Child

Amazon Exclusive Essay: Christopher Reich on Thrillers
Name your five favorite books.

For me they’re all thrillers. The Day of the Jackal, Eye of the Needle, The Bourne Identity , Noble House, and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. My life stopped when I selected up each of persons books and it didn’t start again until I finished the last page. I didn’t really read them so much as disappear between their covers. That was me trying to catch the Jackal before he assassinated Charles De Gaulle, and me again at the veer of a Jaguar XKE convertible racing down the Peak in Hong Kong. The fact is that for me life is somehow better when I’m reading a fantastic book. Richer, more exciting…heck, I don’t know, just better.

About two years ago, I chose that it was my turn to write the thriller I’d permanently wanted to read. I knew exactly where to start. All I had to do was “write what I know.” These days, I know a lot about the intelligence community. Not the stuff you read about in the papers — the stuff you never read about. Over the years, I’ve made a lot of friends in Washington and overseas. Diplomats, spies, soldiers, politicians – men and women at the highest levels of government. And, I can assure you that what they’ve taught me about how the world really works is a lot more appealing and a lot more frightening than you’d ever imagine.

That’s where my newest book, Rules of Deception, comes in. It’s a tale about an honest and courageous doctor named Jonathan Ransom. He’s a surgeon who works for Doctors Lacking Limits in some of the toughest parts of the world. He’s a happily married man with a huge heart and a gorgeous English wife he deeply likes named Emma who works with him. What Jonathan doesn’t know is that nothing about his life is what it seems. In fact, it’s all a web of lies and he’s caught in the middle of something extraordinarily treacherous.

I can’t say more than that, and I shouldn’t have to, because if I’ve done my job right, when you get to page five you’ll be hooked and you won’t come up for air until it’s all said and done. –Christopher Reich

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