Numbered Account - by Christopher Reich (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A man seeking justice for the murder of his father becomes entangled in a conspiracy larger than he thought possible in this "compelling, suspenseful, [and] fast-paced" (San Francisco Chronicle) financial thriller.

"A brilliant thriller that holds you in a vise grip from its first page to its last."--James Patterson

A job he shouldn't have taken. A woman he shouldn't have loved. A secret he shouldn't expose . . . if he wants to live.

Nick Neumann has it all: a Harvard degree, a beautiful fiancée, a star-making Wall Street career. But behind the dazzling veneer of his golden boy exterior is a man haunted by the brutal killing of his father seventeen years before.

Now chilling new evidence has implicated his father's employer, the United Swiss Bank, in the crime. Nick doesn't know how. Or why. But he has a plan to find out: move to Zurich. Work for the same bank. Follow in his father's footsteps. Look for the same secrets . . . and uncover something so shocking, so unexpected, justice may not be enough.

For as a circle of treachery tightens around him, as a woman with secrets of her own enters his life, Nick makes another chilling discovery. Not just about his father but about himself. And how far he's willing to go to find out what happened seventeen years before--when a man died and a conspiracy was born.

Review Quotes

"While the tension crackles like crisp new banknotes, Reich presents a fascinating view of the super-secret Swiss banking establishment. . . . Numbered Account is an insider's take readers can bank on."--People

"A smart and sophisticated thriller . . . The author creates a wonderfully credible premise. . . . The action moves swiftly and satisfyingly through Zurich and Beirut."--The New York Times

"Fast-paced [and] hard to put down . . . Reich knows the workings of the industry and its capital inside out--and it shows."--Business Week

"A brilliant thriller that holds you in a vise grip from its first page to its last. It is the strongest and most original suspense fiction debut I have read in a while."--James Patterson

"A fine debut . . . Reich pushes the action along with a bravura style and he pulls off the trickiest aspect of any suspense novel: a strong ending."--USA Today

"Compelling suspense . . . a completely different kind of thriller . . . The beauty of the book is in its realistic and complex evocation of the small moral dilemmas of corporate man. . . . Reich's story, along with his insight on how Swiss banks work, makes for a fine, solid book. Big story, big engagement, big enjoyment."--Newsday

"Taut [and] sophisticated . . . Christopher Reich, a former insider, opens the vault and lets us peek inside the inner sanctum of secret Swiss banking."--Nelson DeMille, author of Plum Island

"Compelling, suspenseful . . . fast-paced . . . Numbered Account is rich with intrigue and suspense, but Reich's focus on moral dilemmas raises the novel above the ranks of the average thriller and makes Reich one to watch."--San Francisco Chronicle

"[An] excellent debut thriller . . . Reich has written a gripping tale of murder, money and immorality."--Publishers Weekly

"This compelling thriller . . . will keep you flipping pages into the night."--Maxim

"Numbered Account is everything any thriller aficionado could want. . . . A gripping good read, a great way to kill an evening and worthy introduction for a new writer: Reich is on my list of authors whose new books I look out for."--Barron's

"Sleek, fast-moving, up-to-date, Numbered Account will satisfy every discerning thriller reader."--Peter Blauner, author of The Intruder

"The plot moves along nicely, aided by a well-drawn cast of characters."--San Francisco Examiner

"A highly entertaining potboiler with an insider's feel for the customs, quirks and occasional pathology of private Swiss banking... Without breaking his rhythm... Reich forces the reader to consider the consequences of laws that value bank secrecy above all else."--Institutional Investor

"Reich has created a highly plausible, and very disconcerting tale. . . . Numbered Account indicates the arrival of a new writing talent on the thriller scene."--The Denver Post

About the Author

Christopher Reich is the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Deception, Numbered Account, and The Patriot's Club, which won the International Thriller Writers Award for best novel in 2006. He lives in California with his family.