Christopher Reich (born November 12, 1961) is an American writer. He was born in Tokyo. His family moved to the United States in 1965. He graduated undergrad from

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and went on to study business at the

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. He lived and worked in Switzerland as an investment banker before moving to Austin, Texas to author his first novel. Titled ''Numbered Account'', it went on to sell over 1 million copies. He has since authored 12 more novels, many of which have appeared on the''

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'' Bestseller list. He is a father to two daughters, Katja and Noelle Reich, and currently resides in Southern California.

Bibliography

* ''Numbered Account'' (1998)www.nytimes.com
/ref> * ''The Runner'' (2000) * ''The First Billion'' (2002) * ''The Devil's Banker'' (2003) * ''The Patriots' Club'' (2004; winner of the 2006

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for best novel) * ''Rules of Deception'' (2008) * ''Rules of Vengeance'' (2009) * ''Rules of Betrayal'' (2010) * ''The Prince of Risk'' (2013) * ''Invasion of Privacy'' (2015) * ''The Take'' (2018) * ''Crown Jewel'' (2019) * ''The Palace'' (2020) * ''Once a Thief'' (2022) * ''Matterhorn'' (2024)

Short stories

* '"Assassins" (2006; included in the anthology '' Thriller (book)'')

References

External links

Official site
1961 births American thriller writers Georgetown University alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni Living people American people of Swiss descent Japanese expatriates in the United States American male novelists {{US-fiction-writer-stub