First, such a strong recommendation by Lee Child saying Empire of Lies is the best “what if” thriller in a long time. Next such a strong prologue. Time jumper, Rasheed appears before the Sultan in the 1600’s. Imagine waking up to a man standing beside your bed who is naked and tattoos all over his body. He knows the Sultans plans. Next Rasheed jumps into 2017 Paris I’ll and dying....What a start.....