Numbered Account

Nick Neumann has what, at first glance, appears to be the perfect life. The former U.S. Marine just graduated from Harvard Business School and has joined the fast-paced world of Wall Street. His girlfriend is beautiful, the scion of an incredibly wealthy family. But Nick does have one problem: the unsolved murder of his father weighs heavily on his mind. His father, murdered almost twenty years ago, worked for the secretive... Read Full Review

Christopher Reich proves that you don't need profanity & sex to make a gripping thriller.Nick Neumann, the Pasha and Herr Kaiser are memorable characters, well-drawn, as is the United Swiss Bank, which becomes a real place to the reader as the book progresses -- especially the inner sanctum of the bosses.The Middle Eastern villain was a timely figure, given that the book was published three years before Sept. 11.The book... Read Full Review

This book was one of the best books I have ever read! Every one of the 753 pages was full of suspense and excitement. The author made you feel like you knew and felt what the characters were going through, good and bad. It is one that is impossible to put down. Superb ending also. Will watch for any book written by this author.

After being introduced to the murky and dangerous world of Swiss banking, I am glad that I chose another line of work. Mr. Reich, through his main character of Nicholas Neumann, has woven a very interesting web of mystery and intrigue. The villians are plentiful and at times it is difficult to tell who all of them are, which is part of the reason that the book keeps you up later than you planned on. The mind boggles at the... Read Full Review

The book jacket blurbs read "brilliant thriller, suspense, taut, sophisticated, well-written, sleek, fast moving, gripping." Others talk of "espionage, story telling genius." Numbered Account is all of those "words" but they really miss the point. It is, of course, a detailed, informative, exciting, educational novel about international finance. But do not let that focus deter the reader. If you like finance, read the detail... Read Full Review