The One with Rules of Vengeance

190. Title & Author: Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich (580 pages)

Genre: Fiction—Thriller

Completed: 30 July 2011

Summary & Review:

After discovering that his beloved wife is a rogue secret agent of the United States, Dr. Jonathan Ransom is separated from her when she must go into hiding. When he travels to London to speak at a medical conference, his wife contacts him to let him know they cannot stay together. Ransom refuses to give up and attempts to follow her. When he finally finds her, he watches in disbelief as she triggers a car bomb aimed at a prominent Russian diplomat. Caught in the net of British police and intelligence services, Ransom must find the truth behind his wife’s identity and stop her next attack.

When I first heard of Christopher Reich I thought that he was going to be stuck in the same vein of thriller throughout his career, i.e. the financial thriller. I guess I expected him to be to finance thrillers what Grisham is to law thrillers. But, after his first few novels, Reich has branched out and this Rules series seems to be his new bread and butter. Personally, I enjoyed the book. Back in 2008 I read The Patriots Club by Reich (#18) and wasn’t particularly in love with it. It was fine, but nothing really special. This novel was much better. The action was swift, the plot was interesting, and the characters were intriguing.

Thank you to my lovely wife who gave me a Groupon to a local bookstore where I bought this book.

Rating: 8.0