"Intriguing plot with engaging characters."

By: Christopher Reich

Genres: Suspense

Posted: August 12, 2005

Thomas Bolden grew up in the rough and tumble streets of Chicago, never staying in one foster home for long, and always wondering why his mother left him when he was only six years old. Perseverance and hard work bring him to the fast-paced world of New York's Wall Street, where he carves out a lucrative career as a dealmaker at Harrington Weiss.

A bizarre kidnapping and theft throw Thomas into a world of unknowns -- why did the thieves give the engraved watch back, why kidnap and attempt to throw him off of a building, who's Bobby Stillman and what is Crown? The biggest question remains -- what does it all have to do with him and why haven't they stopped chasing him and his girlfriend, Jennifer Dance?

I thoroughly enjoyed the intrigue and suspense that Reich creates as well as the multi-dimensional characters. The labyrinthine plot held my interest, even though I was able to guess at the ending about three quarters of the way through the book. This is an engaging read for fans of Christopher Reich.

Book Summary

Thomas Bolden grew up on the streets, his childhood a blur of fragmented memories. But now he’s managed to put his past behind him, find the woman he wants to share his life with, and carve out a successful career on Wall Street. Until, in the blink of an eye, his world is turned upside down. A bizarre kidnapping sends him fleeing for his life, his face everywhere on the TV news, and a violent, shadowy organization is framing him for crimes he did not commit.

Desperately trying to get back to where he was just a day before, Bolden must re-learn the survival skills of his hardscrabble boyhood. But as Bolden–with just eleven dollars in his pocket and hunters all around him–survives one violent, harrowing hour after another, he makes a series of startling discoveries: about a mysterious woman wanted for murder…about an astounding secret rooted in history, among the country’s Founding Fathers and families…about a conspiracy lurking in the darkest corners of corporate America–and a deadly plan that only he can stop. And in the process, maybe Bolden will also find out who he really is....

Furiously paced, filled with brilliantly drawn characters from politicians to patriots, from Wall Street players to battle-hardened cops, The Patriots Club is vintage Reich: brilliant, breathtaking, and impossible to put down until the final unforgettable page is turned.

The Patriots Club by Christopher Reich

The Patriots Club

by: Christopher Reich

Delacorte
July 1, 2005
On Sale: August 15, 2006
Featuring: Thomas Bolden
448 pages
ISBN: 0385337280
EAN: 9780385337281
Hardcover

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