Hong Kong Black

A Nick Foley Thriller

By: Alex Ryan

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Former Navy SEAL Nick Foley reluctantly agrees to help investigate when American CIA operative Peter Yu goes missing in China. But when Yu's mutilated body washes up on a beach near Hong Kong along with dozens of other victims, the case takes a macabre turn. Suddenly Nick finds himself embroiled in another bioterrorism investigation being conducted by China's elite Snow Leopard counterterrorism unit and the Chinese CDC, this time involving illegally harvested organs for an unknown and nefarious end.

But Nick's investigation does not go unnoticed, and soon he finds a target on his back. After thwarting an attempt on his life, he is forced to go off the grid and enlist the help of beautiful CDC microbiologist Dr. Dazhong "Dash" Chen to help unmask his would-be killer. On the run and looking for answers, their budding romance is tested at every turn.

With each step closer they take to unmasking the truth, Nick and Dash find themselves drawn deeper into a global conspiracy that began over 2,000 years ago with the first emperor of China and now threatens to upset the world order as they know it in Hong Kong Black, the heart-pounding sequel to Alex Ryan's Beijing Red.

©2017 Alex Ryan (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great Character Development, Plenty of Action

Lets just start by saying I can't wait for the next installment in this series - I am hooked completely! The depth of character development is great all the down to the kid with the Disney t-shirt. The villains are a bit cliche but that is ok. There is honor, humor, passion, suspense, intrigue surprises, plenty of action and twists - it is all here. There is enough detail that there is depth to the lead characters, scenes and action that we can feel it, but not too much that the pacing is slowed. Well done! Did I say I can't wait for the next book? Well worth a listen and a credit. Enjoy.

Author & narration was superb

Thrilling read, and a perfect ending. It kept the tense throughout, and I read both Red Beijing and this in under a week. Well researched, and excellent writing / narration.

Escaped into Another World

Well written, good character development, and all that other good stuff needed for a reader (or listener) to get lost in a world much more exciting than the real one. Story had me mentally visualizing most all of the physical altercations, surveillances, and other spy action stuff, while listening to. That’s pretty good writing in my world…who needs TV.

More Nick Foley Books - Please

I enjoyed this book and I'm glad I found another book by Andrews & Wilson while I wait for Sons of Valor 3. Although I did not like it as much as much as book 1, it was entertaining. For me it was a little too gruesome in some places, especially in the description of the five pains and the killing of some victims. I also thought it started slower than the first book although it did pick up halfway through the book.

I liked that there were two climaxes in the book. When I got through the first climax, I realized there were still a lot of pages left in the book and the author was setting up another confrontation. The last one also left an opening for a sequel which I definitely hope happens. I like both the characters of Nick Foley and Commander Zhang and would love to see future books that bring those two back together to work with CIA's Lankford.

As always, a superb reading by MacLeod Andrews.

Really good story

I didn’t read the first book, but it didn’t really matter. I know I would have enjoyed it though.
Gripping snd interesting story.

Good story - enjoyed it

The story had some layers, which was nice. Good character development. This builds on the previous Nick Foley novel, so I recommend reading/listening to that one first.

On the negative side, there are aspects that don’t quite make sense - how can a person or organization be so careful and then make such dumb mistakes? A more thoughtful/realistic approach to choices the characters make, keeping in line with the rest of the level of caution/thoughtfulness in the story would have made this a 5 star book.
I appreciated the minimal swearing (if any) and no sex scenes.

More Nick Foley!

A fantastic story with an equally fantastic narration. I’m so glad I stumbled across this 2 book sequel.
So disappointed when I didn’t see #3.

a credit worthy

Very interesting story, pulls You from the start. for me first book from this author, but I am going back and listening to others. Twist and turn in every corner. very enjoyable, and interesting.

Seriously amazing

This book and the first book in the series, Beijing Red, are two of the most captivating books I’ve heard. Amazing narration, incredibly interesting story line, likable characters. 10/10!

Suspenseful through the end

Well written with twists and turns throughout.. A believable and true to life suspense story.