Christopher Reich is a Swiss American

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. Christopher Reich was born in Tokyo on November 12, 1961, son to Willy Wolfgang Reich and Mildred Reich. 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 NYT Bestseller list. He is a father to two daughters, Noëlle and Katja Reich, and currently resides in Southern California.

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* ''Numbered Account'' (1998) — Appeared on NYT Bestseller listings. Over one million copies sold. Translated into twenty-three languages.www.nytimes.com
/ref> * ''The Runner'' (2000) - The Times Bestseller. * ''The First Billion'' (2002) - Appeared on NYT Bestseller List * ''The Devil's Banker'' (2003) * ''The Patriots' Club'' (2004) — Winner of the 2006

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for best novel. * ''Rules of Deception'' (2008) - Debuted at #3 on New York Times Bestseller List * ''Rules of Vengeance'' (2009) - New York Times Bestseller * ''Rules of Betrayal'' (2010) - New York Times Bestseller * ''The Prince of Risk'' (2013) * ''Invasion Of Privacy'' (2015) * ''The Take'' (2018) * ''Crown Jewel'' (2019) * ''The Palace'' (2020) * ''Once a Thief'' (2022) - NY Pos
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* ''Assassins'' (2006) Anthology Thriller (book)

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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