The Fourth Rule
A Novel
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Publisher Description
THE BIGGEST HEIST.
THE MOST DANGEROUS ADVERSARY.
FROM THE MASTER OF THE GENRE.
OH, AND EXPLOSIONS.
Impossible doesn’t belong in Riley Wolfe’s vocabulary. He’s a master of heists and disguises, whose life's work is swindling the rich out of their undeserved treasures.
Now rumors surrounding a dangerous new figure of international crime are spreading through the underworld. And this ruthless collector, the Cobra, has a personal vendetta against Riley . . .
No matter—with the aid of his new partner, Caitlin, Riley prepares to take on the most powerful cultural institution in the world and bring home the supposedly unstealable Rosetta Stone. With the Cobra waiting for the right moment to strike, Riley is put to the ultimate test as he faces this most venomous villain—and tries to make it out alive.
Packed with Jeff Lindsay’s trademark style of intricately plotted twists, stunning global settings, and thrilling action, The Fourth Rule is a relentlessly suspenseful and delicious escapist thriller that will leave you shocked, breathless, and endlessly entertained.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Lindsay ratchets up the stakes for master thief Riley Wolfe in his nail-biting fourth thriller featuring the charismatic antihero (after 2022's The Three-Edged Sword). Wolfe prides himself on committing impossible thefts, having once stolen a 12-ton statue during its public dedication. On a trip to London, he uncharacteristically falls for Caitlin O'Brian, a woman he meets by chance, takes on a date, and fails to ask for her phone number. To prolong his stay in London and increase his chances of running into Caitlin again, Wolfe plans a time-consuming heist: he'll steal the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum. While plotting his strategy to make off with the nearly one-ton artifact, he receives help from an unexpected ally, but the real suspense comes from the introduction of Wolfe's eponymous Fourth Rule: "Even if you're the best there is, watch your back. Because someone better is coming." That tease from the book's opening section, combined with sporadic chapters depicting a shadowy adversary targeting Wolfe through enhanced AI tools, add a ticking clock element that supercharges the main heist. Some of Wolfe's narration can feel a few degrees too glib, but Lindsay comes through with a satisfying ending that tees up future installments. Series fans will be captivated.
