Rules of Deception
Dr. Jonathan Ransom, Book 1
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Dr. Jonathan Ransom, world-class mountaineer and surgeon for Doctors Without Borders, is climbing in the Swiss Alps with his beautiful wife, Emma, when a blizzard sets in. In their bid to escape the storm, Emma is killed when she falls into a hidden crevasse.
Twenty-four hours later, Jonathan receives an envelope addressed to his wife containing two baggage-claim tickets. Puzzled, he journeys to a remote railway station only to find himself in a life-and-death struggle for his wife's possessions. In the aftermath of the assault, he discovers that his attackers - one dead, the other mortally wounded - were, in fact, Swiss police officers. More frightening still is evidence of an extraordinary act of betrayal that leaves Jonathan stunned.
Suddenly the subject of an international manhunt and the target of a master assassin, Jonathan is forced on the run. His only chance at survival lies in uncovering the devastating truth behind the secret his wife kept from him and in stopping the terrifying conspiracy that threatens to bring the world to the brink of annihilation. Step by step, he is drawn deeper into a world of spies, high-tech weaponry, and global terrorism - a world where no one is whom they appear to be and where the end always justifies the means.
Rules of Deception is a brilliantly conceived, twisting tale of intrigue and deceit written by the master of the espionage thriller for the 21st century.
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In Rome, the assassination of the Pope on Christmas Day sets off a massive investigation that stretches across the globe. But behind the veil of Rex Deus - the Templar cabal that silently wields power in the twenty-first century - the plot has only just begun. When retired Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday uncovers the true motive behind the pontiff's murder, he must unravel a deadly design to extend the Templar influence to the highest levels of power.
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Yawn!
- By TXlady on 06-01-13
By: Paul Christopher
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First to Kill
- By: Andrew Peterson
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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When you're the best at what you do, it's not always easy to walk away. Nathan McBride was retired. The trained Marine sniper and covert CIA operative had put the violence of his former life behind him. But not anymore. A deep-cover FBI agent has disappeared along with one ton of powerful Semtex explosive, enough to unleash a disaster of international proportions. The U.S. government has no choice but to coax Nathan out of retirement.
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Sniper thriller par excellence
- By Ed on 06-17-09
By: Andrew Peterson
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The Death Trust
- Vin Cooper, Book 1
- By: David Rollins
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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Amid the dust, death, and chaos of Iraq, an American soldier on a routine patrol is killed by an unseen enemy. It's a tragedy but not a crime - until it's linked to the bizarre death of a decorated four-star general who happens to be the dead man's father...and the son-in-law of history's most feared and powerful U.S. vice president.
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An action book with out much action...
- By Susan on 07-13-10
By: David Rollins
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The Mark of the Assassin
- Michael Osbourne, Book 1
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When a commercial airliner is blown out of the sky off the East Coast, the CIA scrambles to find the perpetrators. A body is discovered near the crash site with three bullets to the face: the calling card of a shadowy international assassin.
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Uncanny Portentous Prophecy
- By Snoodely on 10-27-13
By: Daniel Silva
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Spycatcher
- By: Matthew Dunn
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Matthew Dunn spent years as an MI6 field operative working on some of the West’s most clandestine missions. He recruited and ran agents, planned and participated in special operations, and operated deep undercover throughout the world. In Spycatcher he draws on this fascinating experience to breathe urgent, dynamic new life into the contemporary spy novel. Featuring deft and daring superspy Will Cochrane, Dunn paints a nerve-jangling, bracingly authentic picture of today’s secret world. It is a place where trust is precious and betrayal is cheap....
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Juvenile and just bad
- By R. L. Ketcham on 08-30-11
By: Matthew Dunn
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The Risk Agent
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Grace Chu is an American-educated Chinese national now working as a forensic accountant after serving in the Chinese army as an intelligence officer. John Knox is an American who parlayed his military service during the first Iraqi war into a lucrative import/export business, which now provides him the official access he needs to work freelance undercover operations throughout the world. Both are highly skilled operatives capable of deft subterfuge or extreme violence, if circumstances require.
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Ridley is back, but he wasn't far away.
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By: Ridley Pearson
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The Intercept
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- By: Dick Wolf
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Days before the July Fourth holiday and the dedication of One World Trade Center at Ground Zero, an incident aboard a commercial jet flying over the Atlantic Ocean reminds everyone that vigilance is not a task to be taken lightly. But for iconoclastic NYPD detective Jeremy Fisk, it may also be a signal that there is much more to this case than the easy answer of this being just the work of another lone terrorist. Fisk suspects that the event might also be a warning sign that another scheme has been set in motion.
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Page turner
- By Katherine on 12-31-12
By: Dick Wolf
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The Brotherhood of the Rose
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They were orphans, Chris and Saul - raised in a Philadelphia school for boys, bonded by friendship, and devoted to a mysterious man called Eliot.
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Great book, choppy reading
- By Commander Bond on 07-06-08
By: David Morrell
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Dreamland
- Dale Brown's Dreamland, Book 1
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Dreamland is the place where the nation's top minds come to develop artillery and aircraft that push beyond the cutting edge. And where the Air Force's top guns come to test them, on the frontlines of a new era in warfare. The fiasco of a spy's infiltration has the Pentagon looking for an excuse to close Dreamland down. To clean up the mess, and save Dreamland from the congressional chopping block, Lt. Colonel Tecumseh "Dog" Bastian is sent in.
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Really boring!
- By Cheryl on 02-22-14
By: Dale Brown, and others
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The head of Egypt's State Internal Security is brutally murdered in a Cairo cafe - his assailant a faceless killer known only as "the Palestinian". It is the opening move in a chilling game of terror that has caught the international intelligence community completely off-guard, and the CIA turns to the one man they believe can get to the twisted roots of a looming nightmare shrouded in mystery: a former Company operative code-named Scorpion.
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Detailed espionage, character development shallow
- By Kathryn on 11-20-13
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Liars & Thieves
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Tommy Carmellini is sent to post guard duty at a farmhouse in Virginia's remote Blue Ridge Mountains, where top government operatives are debriefing a star defector: the ultimate KGB insider, a man with records on every operation and every dirty trick the shadowy intelligence agency has ever run, from Lenin to Putin.
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Fast Paced - Good Read!
- By Andrew Stone on 01-11-09
By: Stephen Coonts
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- Judith
- 04-08-11
Thrilling and twisting plot
This was one of those "nothing is what it seems" plots where a seemingly normal existence is discovered to be anything but that, after a doctor's wife dies in a skiing accident. Although I felt he was unnaturally naive throughout it, it made for a really good read.
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- Elaine
- 03-06-12
Captivating
The reason I purchased this book was because it was narrated by Paul Michael. He did an excellent performance again,
This book got my attention from the beginning and held it all the way to the end. Some events were not believable and seemed contrived, but then again some of the events happening today that are true, you might think were contrived and from an over active imagination.
I am looking forward to listening to Rules of Vengeance.
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- S Mandel S.
- 06-10-12
Love this story
Where does Rules of Deception rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is an Audio book that makes you sit in your car in the garage until who know when to see what happens. My family loves this book.
What about Paul Michael’s performance did you like?
Great reader of this book, we enjoyed is voice and how it changed for different people.
Any additional comments?
Need to start the next book to see what happens.
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- Sue A
- 06-15-22
Great Story and Narrator
I loved the story, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time with twists that where both unexpected but made sense.
The narrator is excellent at voices and even accents it makes the story even more enjoyable.
My only issue is the formatting. The book has 88 chapters but the audible version shows 18 very long chapters, it was hard to find a place to pause it without reasonable chapter lengths. I hope that isn't the case for all his books because I want to keep listening to this series.
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- Dan
- 11-02-08
Too fantastic
A fast paced spy novel set in the post 9/11 world of terrorists and fanatics. The story becomes more and more unbelievable as it unfolds while at the same time becoming more predictable near the end. No real suspense in the conclusion. The narrator did the Da Vinci Code but stumbles occassionally with regional American accents. Overall, OK if you can suspend your disbelief.
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- Rev. Pc
- 12-14-22
Action Pack
I Loved this book. I was on edge. I got tired from the suspense of what will happen next. I couldn't put it down. Good Book.
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- Cadt Browne
- 07-07-18
My new favorite author
After three of his novels I can say that Reich is my new favorite. Incredibly well researched. Informative. Current. Paul Michael is s master of narration and voices. His Various accents are top notch. Bravo!
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- Susan Brady, LCSW
- 10-11-10
engrossing and exciting
This was a perfect escape book. It took a little while to get into, but it was worth it. Danger, confusion of who were the bad guys, evil insanity. Just what the doctor ordered.
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- Stefanie Jennings
- 12-13-17
Great read.
If you could sum up Rules of Deception in three words, what would they be?
Excellent story telling.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Yes. It was not predictable at all. Really great plot with plot.
Which scene was your favorite?
All of them.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
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- Ross
- 10-04-24
Stretches believability
It's a decent story, and the plot while as elastic as a box of rubber bands, mostly holds together. The protagonist is likeable but incredibly naive. The supporting characters are with rare exception, uniformly stupid, incompetent and frequently corrupt. How a doctor can regularly outfox and beat law enforcement professionals, international spies and trained assassins, pulls that elastic aggressively. It's still a good listen, because the reader is excellent. Don't bother with the second book, it is utterly unbelievable and takes itself way too seriously.
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