Matterhorn by Christopher Reich

Item: Matterhorn
Rating: 4
Author: BaronessMom

Posted May 28, 2024 by BaronessMom in Review, Series, Thriller and Suspense / 0 Comments

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Matterhorn

by Christopher Reich

Series: Mac Dekker #1
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Published by Brash Books on May 7, 2024
Setting: Switzerland
Genres: Spies and Espionage Thriller
Pages: 344
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A sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this alpine thriller.

Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind—back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA.

But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps, he needs answers. What mission took Will up into the alpine heights, and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail? Ilya—his close friend, his rival in love. Ilya, who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding.

Wiping away the years, Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands. But in a field of double agents, who can he trust?

Matterhorn by Christopher Reich is a new and improved Cold War spy story.

Will Mac and Ilya figure out their differences and become friends again?

We bounce points of view, but our main character is Robbie Steinhardt or Mac Dekker. He is the same person. Robbie changed his name and appearance and has been hiding in Switzerland for quite some time. However, Robbie isn’t really living. After Mac’s son is killed on the Matterhorn, he needs answers to the tons of questions bombarding his mind. But more importantly, can Mac figure out what happened to Will before he is caught?

I love how the author portrays Mac as a special agent who never gave up training so he wouldn’t lose his skills. He never would have gotten to where he is if he had allowed doubt to clog his mind. I felt sorry for Mac; he made some horrible choices, but I understand his reasons.

Ilya

The character that I despised was Ilya. His parents moved from Russia and became citizens of the United States. Ilya was a marine and acts like he loves America but it is all lies. Or is it? Is he just acting out because he is jealous of Mac? Ilya isn’t a nice person, and to me, it seems like he doesn’t like himself or the choices that he has made. Not that he can undo them now.

The Mystery

Our characters follow clues and leave a trail of destruction along their way. Switzerland will never be the same. I was a bit surprised at the outcome, but I love a happy ending.

Four Stars

My rating for Matterhorn by Christopher Reich is four stars. I love the story and most scenes, yet I found some unbelievable. However, that is my lack of understanding when climbing a mountain. I recommend Matterhorn as the story is wonderfully written, and the characters will stick with you for days.

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About Christopher Reich

Hi Everyone,

It’s great to be part of Amazon’s new Author Page. Here’s a short bio.

I was born November 12, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Los Angeles four years later, in late 1965. I graduated from Harvard School (now Harvard-Westlake) in 1979, then made the move to Washington DC where I attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Upon graduating with a degree in international economics (a field in which I was neither particularly gifted nor interested), I worked as a stock broker for two years. One day my best client said, “Chris, you’re a nice guy, but you have no idea what you’re doing in this business. You might get into trouble one day. You gotta get your butt to business school.” I followed his advice and headed down to Austin, Tx, to earn an MBA at UT.

After graduating from UT, I moved even farther east….all the way to Switzerland, where I joined the Union Bank of Switzerland, first in Geneva and then in Zurich. I left banking and worked first as a consultant, and then as the CEO of a small watch company in Neuchatel. The only thing I missed out on was the chocolate business! Anyway, after 7 years in Switzerland, I decided that it was high time to become an author. I’d never written a short story and I hadn’t taken a single English class in college. So what? I was a demon reader and I thought for sure I could do. My wonderful wife supported the decision wholeheartedly and we moved back to Austin, where I would write my first novel, Numbered Account.

The rest, as they say, is history….Or, as I say, “history in the making!!”

^ the bio came from his Amazon profile.

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