The Afrikaans

Nick Pirog

Jun 2019 · Blackstone Publishing · Narrated by Johnny Heller

About this audiobook

The gripping third book in the internationally bestselling Thomas Prescott series.

Intimate in scale, but grandly outfitted, the luxury cruise liner The Afrikaans hosts no more than 208 pampered guests, among them; former FBI contract agent Thomas Prescott. When the ship is overtaken by African pirates who are demanding the U.S. send medical relief to a small Zulu village in South Africa, it’s up to Prescott to keep the hostages alive.

As the U.S. tries to figure out how to combat the terrorists’ plot from the outside, World Health Organization doctor, Gina Brady, undertakes the impossible task of rescuing three children from the secluded Zulu village. With the deadline drawing near, Prescott and Brady must race against the clock to discover the truth; is it medical relief the pirates seek or a two billion dollar ransom from one of the richest men in the world? Or could the implications be so profound, and the stakes so high, a war hangs in the balance...

Ratings and reviews

Nick Pirog went all Tom Clancy in this one, and not in a good way. After showing some real promise in the first two Thomas books, Pirog apparently just had to dabble in geopolitics and international intrigue. Long story short, it just didn't work. Plot holes bigger than a cruise ship, goofy twists, and generally inauthentic dialog doomed the book from the start. Please, Nick, retreat from the world stage and keep your body counts to a dozen or less and take a shot at plausible.

About the author

Nick Pirog is the bestselling author of the Thomas Prescott series, the 3:00 a.m. series, and The Speed of Souls. A Colorado native, he now lives in South Lake Tahoe with his other half, Stephy, and their pup, Potter.

Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.