Rules of Deception Review

When I started reading "Rules of Deception", I was immediately hooked.I wanted to know where the story was going to go and it felt like I was in for a great ride.Dr Johnathan Ransom is devastated when his wife is killed in a tragic skiing accident.However that evening he receives baggage checks in an envelope addressed to her, which leads him to a bag than contains another woman's clothing, the keys to a luxury Mercedes, an enormous wad of cash and a passport in an unfamiliar name but with his wife's photograph.Before he can even process this discovery, he finds himself a wanted man on the run - pursued by the police, but also by a mysterious assassin called The Ghost.There are multiple layers to the story and at least one major twist that completely took me by surprise.The story is very current and feels well researched.

The main problem with this book is that the plot tries too hard to be clever and thus becomes overly complicated and convoluted.There is more than one set of villains and keeping so many players juggled means that we don't spend enough time with Ransom, who is easily the most involving character.There's such a large cast of bland characters and I was always struggling to remember who they were and where they fitted in to the story.The plot also has some major plot holes that simply don't stand up to logic.Ultimately it all gets a bit silly.Instead of being gripped as the tension builds towards the climax, I found myself getting less and less interested.

This is a perfectly readable and mildly diverting thriller, but it's not as good as you think it's going to be when you start it.

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