false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255666530m/6187445.jpg 6187445 1 <p><b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author delivers a riveting sequel to his smash hit <i>Rules of Deception</i> that catapults him to the distinction of master of the espionage thriller.<br></b><br><br>Months after foiling an attack on a commercial jetliner, Doctors Without Borders physician Jonathan Ransom is working under an assumed name in a remote corner of Africa, while his newly revealed spy wife, Emma, desperate to escape the wrath of Division, the secret American intelligence agency she betrayed, has vanished into the netherworld of international espionage. Both look forward to sharing a stolen weekend in London—until an ambush on a convoy of limousines turns their romantic rendezvous into a terrorist bloodbath. In the confusion, Emma disappears.<br><br>Jonathan is first hailed as a hero for his valiant actions during the violence, but when surveillance footage makes it unclear whether he was trying to stop the terrorists, or aid them, he quickly turns from savior to suspect. Once more on the run, Jonathan realizes that the only way to clear his name is to locate Emma, but finding her may prove that all along he’s been a pawn in a game far beyond his imagining....<br><br> </p> 6367735 4 8 2009 Rules of Vengeance total:88|5:19|4:34|3:29|2:6|1:0| 88 330 173 40 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:17:20 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:18:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 23:20:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:51:19 -0700 2009
Ransom, who used to work for Division, a supersecret Americ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 02 20:18:42 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 20:18:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:44:17 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 08:47:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 14:27:30 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:16:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 03:43:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 04:28:09 -0700 2009
It's a fairly standard run-of-the-mill spy thriller that starts out strong and fades into absurdity in the final third of the book. I had a similar complaint about the first boo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 08:18:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:50:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:07:59 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:19:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:17:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 13:22:29 -0700 2009
As I finished reading the ARC of, Rules of Deception last summer I felt that the door had been left open for a sequel with Dr. Jonathan Ransom. (See my review of that book below.) So when I saw the announcement of the upcoming release in August 2009 of Rules of Vengeanc...more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:14:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:07:27 -0700 2009 Rules of Deception.

I had a hard time getting into it; things didn't really get moving for me until all of the characters - and there ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:41:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:15:49 -0700 2009
I had a hard time putting this book down and finished it in a few days. To sum it up, a woman ends up getting her husband in all sorts of ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 04:22:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:29:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:34:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 15:21:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:28:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:34:08 -0700 2009
Unfortunately I did not read the prior book "Rules of Deception." A lot pieces of histor...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 15:09:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 15:23:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:53:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 12:18:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:17:27 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:21:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:28:47 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:34:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 06:48:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 20:45:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 10 11:21:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:21:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6187445