By Christopher Reich
Simon Riske is back! Well, maybe. After an attempted counter-heist of a stolen Monet ends with Lucy, Simon's beautiful apprentice, in the hospital and teetering between life and death, Riske swears off the spy business. That is until Rafael de Bourbon calls in a favor. Simon owes "Rafa" his life. Riske responds immediately only to discover an international conspiracy that threatens to create havoc across Europe.
The Palace is intrigue and dangerous adventure. It will keep you turning pages late into the night.
Reich's story-telling is masterful. The Palace is complex as a Rubik's cube, as exciting as Super Bowl two-minute drill, and as believable as mom (okay maybe not that believable). There are few novels to which I would return (The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo a rare exception), but maybe the Simon Riske trio . . . . or better, Christopher Reich can just give us Simon Riske #4.