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On The Black: Africa Kindle Edition

by Theo Cage (Author), Russell Smith (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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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.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0170G5VQY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shaylee Press (December 15, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1277 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 446 pages

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I’ve had a crazy life.

I realized this the day I was being chased, with a couple of friends, out of a third-world village by men on horseback carrying AK-47 automatic rifles.

Needless to say I figured my life was over.

Everything after that has been a complete bonus. I started an award-winning Advertising agency, built a chain of restaurants, operated computer stores, wrote commercial software applications, spent a night in jail for masterminding a robbery I didn’t do, scripted and directed a TV comedy show…

There’s more. A lot more, but that would just bore you - the greatest crime against readers.

I’ve also met a lot of fascinating people. A Mossad agent, a senior CIA operative, fraudsters, heroin addicts, magicians, stand up comics, rock stars, hackers, and movie directors.

All of this goes into the pot. Stir it a bit. Who knows what will come out!

What I’ve learned is people everywhere are heroes, have been heroes, and want to be heroes - if given half a chance. I feel compelled to tell their stories.

I started out life like a lot of kids, getting picked on. I discovered the world is full of bullies. My Dad told me to stand up for my rights and taught me a few self-defence moves.

But books were what got me through those difficult years, and I’m very thankful. I owe a debt of gratitude to writers like Ray Bradbury, Ian Fleming, J.D. Salinger, Elmore Leonard and Robert Heinlein.

Teach your kids to be brave, to believe in themselves, to believe in a just world. I know life is not fair – but that’s no reason not to stand up to bullies and cheaters and manipulators. Sure, you might get a nosebleed once in a while. But it will be worth it.

Theo Cage is the pen name of Russell Smith, a Canadian author and artist.

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Haunted Reader

Speed-of-light paced thriller

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015

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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!

I reviewed a digital ARC generously provided by the author for review purpose; no remuneration was exchanged.

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lynn headlee

A satisfying read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020

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I enjoyed the character development and the story lines here. The only part that is frustrating is the lack of correct terminology regarding weapons. For example there are no belt fed AR.50 mm rifles, I believe the author was referring to the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun or a Chinese copy. Also referring to a .40 caliber is a 10mm not what was mentioned.

All that aside though the book is a great read.

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F R Ross

Do not miss this book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016

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This is actually and amazing and current story. Many of the details are true to life in Africa today, only our Mass Media choses not to tell us about it. I would rate this book a 4.5 only due to the numerous story threads and sometimes, for the lack of transition between the threads, sort of like Ludlum. The writing itself however rates the full 5, as does the exciting story line. Theo Cage, you have done a great job with this novel!

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Don Rysavy

Pulp military action. Lots of "payback", not much acciracy

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020

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The story and characters are enjoyable if not very realistic , but I was totally turned off by the lack of proofing on military hardware. A 50 mm machine gun, give me a break!!# the same type of errors are repeated over andbover
Really distracting!!

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A Mystery of Murder, kidnapping, Child Slavery, and False Wars

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016

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TC has written a novel about a wealthy person who will stop at nothing to further her empire. She is a proponent of stepping outside the law, which include the worst. She believes she can do as she wishes. When a retired SEAL Team leader fights back he is successful. This is an excellent read for the genre..... ER

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016

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I received this book free from Amazon for Kindle Readers. I want to thank the publisher for generously making the book available at no charge. I enjoyed the read, and will seek out other books by the author(s).

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015

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This book started off a bit slow. I was prepared to be disappointed. WOW! Another unlikely member added to the team. Plenty of intrigue and interwoven plots. A very rich evil warmonger. So much action. The book grabbed and captivated me. I love this writer for enjoyable, action-packed reading! Highly recommend.

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Yakamakanut

True events of the horrors of Africa.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016

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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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jack scoltock

Excellent story- cant wait for the sequel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2016

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An excellent read. Moves along quickly, (I read it in a day). The characters, all well drawn, especially Rice and Jimmy.
Cage is an excellent writer and well worth a read of any of his books.
All the best, Theo,
Jack