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On The Black: Africa
An unthinkable atrocity: four hundred young women are kidnapped from villages all across the North Kivu region in Africa by a fanatical Jihadist group ruled by a ruthless leader responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers.
Expecting a monstrous ransom demand, the world is shocked to learn the terrorists don’t want money. They just want to see the girls die slowly as the United Nations looks on helplessly.
Burroughs Rice, a retired black ops agent, and his eccentric team, are pulled out of mothballs by a mysterious billionaire to execute a daring rescue. Little do they know the hostage taking is a deadly trap and the only person who knows the truth is laying in a Paris hospital bed in an induced coma.
ON THE BLACK 2 reunites the Rice team: ex-Marine sniper, Grace Daley, the demolition expert, Jimmy, and Britt Johnson, who Rice met in the first novel. The second installment introduces the eccentric Quinten Hunter, the notorious quadriplegic mathematician who travels the world in his DARPA-designed motorized wheelchair.
The cross-continent chase climaxes with a blood-soaked adventure down a predator infested Congolese River with a surprise ending that will shock you.
Expecting a monstrous ransom demand, the world is shocked to learn the terrorists don’t want money. They just want to see the girls die slowly as the United Nations looks on helplessly.
Burroughs Rice, a retired black ops agent, and his eccentric team, are pulled out of mothballs by a mysterious billionaire to execute a daring rescue. Little do they know the hostage taking is a deadly trap and the only person who knows the truth is laying in a Paris hospital bed in an induced coma.
ON THE BLACK 2 reunites the Rice team: ex-Marine sniper, Grace Daley, the demolition expert, Jimmy, and Britt Johnson, who Rice met in the first novel. The second installment introduces the eccentric Quinten Hunter, the notorious quadriplegic mathematician who travels the world in his DARPA-designed motorized wheelchair.
The cross-continent chase climaxes with a blood-soaked adventure down a predator infested Congolese River with a surprise ending that will shock you.
446 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2015
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December 13, 2015
Review: ON THE BLACK: AFRICA by Theo Cage
Hunting for a suspenseful thriller with a pace at the speed of light, that gives new definition to "non-stop"? Give a look to Theo Cage's ON THE BLACK series, and its newest entry, ON THE BLACK: AFRICA. The story rushes like a furious waterfall, with a well-illuminated vast cast of characters, and a tautly-knitted, heart-in-mouth suspenseful, storyline. We go behind the scenes of an Islamic Jihadist army in the Congo, and cheer as a powerful assemblage of former spec-ops agents reunites to stop its outrage.
Block out enough time to read at one sitting!
Hunting for a suspenseful thriller with a pace at the speed of light, that gives new definition to "non-stop"? Give a look to Theo Cage's ON THE BLACK series, and its newest entry, ON THE BLACK: AFRICA. The story rushes like a furious waterfall, with a well-illuminated vast cast of characters, and a tautly-knitted, heart-in-mouth suspenseful, storyline. We go behind the scenes of an Islamic Jihadist army in the Congo, and cheer as a powerful assemblage of former spec-ops agents reunites to stop its outrage.
Block out enough time to read at one sitting!
January 12, 2016
A Fanatical Jihadist group ruled by a ruthless leader who is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers has kidnapped four hundred young women from villages all across the Kivu region in Africa. The world is shocked when there is no ransom demand. The terrorists just want the United Nations to watch the girls die slowly and know there is nothing they can do to stop it! Rice- a retired Black ops agent and his eccentric team are pulled out of retirement by a billionaire to try to execute a daring rescue. They don't know that the hostage taking is really a deadly trap the only person who knows the truth is in a Paris hospital in an induced coma. A multi-continent chase ends in a blood - soaked -stand -off down a predator infested Congolese River. I enjoyed the surprise ending. What a shocker! I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review
November 21, 2016
First, I'd like to say that I received a free copy via Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. Not reading book 1, I thought the story started slow and I found myself confused at times when the story changed to a different sub plot, especially when introducing the mathematician and goings on with him in the hospital. However, once the mission started, it has hard to put the book down. The team, led by Burroughs Rice, venture deep into the African to rescue 400 girls who were kidnapped by a terrorist group, and used as collateral and as forced labor in mines. The story is plausible as much of the terrorist force soldiers comprised of young boys averaging 10 years old; they were well-trained and held their own against the special team of ex-Seals - such is life today in Africa.
The billionaire lady is a germ phobic and is only interested in building her empire and getting her hands into the pockets of governmental officials around the world. She blackmails everyone, threatening death of a loved one, to get her way. She did this with Rice - kidnapping Britt in order for Rice to take on the mission. Those doing her bidding are simply disposable pawns. Rice and his team find themselves in precarious situations - seeming impossible to escape from - but find a way to succeed. Being a claustrophobic, I had trouble getting through the part where Rice was trapped in a collapsed tunnel within one of the mines.
The author does an excellent job at developing and portraying the villains in the story - making me loathe them throughout the story. The biggest surprise was the paralyzed mathematician...I found myself in awe of some of the stuff he was able to accomplish and found that I was cheering him along.
If you are interested in Black Op missions, then "On The Black: Africa" is for you and highly recommended. Great job Mr. Cage! I look forward to more of your stories.
John Podlaski, author
"Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel" and "When Can I Stop Running?"
The billionaire lady is a germ phobic and is only interested in building her empire and getting her hands into the pockets of governmental officials around the world. She blackmails everyone, threatening death of a loved one, to get her way. She did this with Rice - kidnapping Britt in order for Rice to take on the mission. Those doing her bidding are simply disposable pawns. Rice and his team find themselves in precarious situations - seeming impossible to escape from - but find a way to succeed. Being a claustrophobic, I had trouble getting through the part where Rice was trapped in a collapsed tunnel within one of the mines.
The author does an excellent job at developing and portraying the villains in the story - making me loathe them throughout the story. The biggest surprise was the paralyzed mathematician...I found myself in awe of some of the stuff he was able to accomplish and found that I was cheering him along.
If you are interested in Black Op missions, then "On The Black: Africa" is for you and highly recommended. Great job Mr. Cage! I look forward to more of your stories.
John Podlaski, author
"Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel" and "When Can I Stop Running?"
December 31, 2015
Ok, I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I have read a couple of the author's books but I am not too keen on military type novels. Honestly, I was addicted from the beginning and now I want to read the first book in this series (?). The action is realistic and is well paced with more sedate sections of the book so the anticipation builds like crazy. I am impressed by how Theo Cage tackles the difficult subjects of government and individual corruption, child labor, extremist religious behavior among other topics. I get the sense he did a lot of research before writing this novel. The book is definitely readable, enjoyable, and (very important to me ) has characters that you learn to like and want to know more about. If you like military action novels......heck even if you don't then try this novel. I want to thank the author for allowing me to read this incredible book!
March 3, 2016
I have received this book with the promise to provide an honest review. Theo Cage has written a great thriller which drew me into the story immediately. At first glance I thought this is a military type novel, which personally isn’t my favorite, but I was definitely wrong. This book was amazing. The main character is Rice, a retired black ops agent who is tasked with rescuing four hundred young women from villages all across the Kivu area in Africa. The author brings in several unique characters to help him accomplish his mission and many twists and turns come along the way. There were several sections in the novel where you could just image yourself in the story, having great emotion, your heart racing to know the outcome. Read the book, you will be addicted to finishing the book in one sweep!
January 3, 2016
Theo Cage is masterful at taking threads of stories and weaving them into a thrilling read. From the beginning, you are drawn into "On the Black: Africa". What could a former SEAL, one of the world's richest women, a quadriplegic mathematician and scientist, and the jungles of Africa possibly have in common? Mr. Cage develops each of these character's stories and then weaves them together into an intense and gripping page turner. His story is full of twists and turns, almost all of which blindside the reader. If you are a fan of suspense and thrillers, this is a must-read book. I would also highly recommended it to anyone who is looking for an afternoon of intense reading. I know I couldn't put it down.
May 13, 2016
A retired black ops operative is grabbed form his home and friend form her job as a nurse. He is pressured into taking on the task of getting a force together to free girls kidnapped by a rebel Islamic force in the Africa and his friend held hostage to ensure his compliance. Several plots going on here all revolving around a filthy rich woman who has fingers in many enterprises and various ranking politicos, drug lords and mafias in her employ. Action in the jungle, chases in Paris and rescue in Arizona keep this on moving along.
December 16, 2015
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. While I am not a big fan of military fighting style books I continue to get hooked on the On the Black books. The characters are so well developed and there is so much going on you don't get lost in all of the jargon. As usual the guys keep you entertained while they do what they do and take you along on a great ride.
May 6, 2016
True events of the horrors of Africa.
Even though this is a fictional story it reminds us of the atrocities that are committed in other parts of the world. You will enjoy the action and the colorful characters.
Even though this is a fictional story it reminds us of the atrocities that are committed in other parts of the world. You will enjoy the action and the colorful characters.
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