Angels of the Deep

A Tropical Christmas Novella

By: Nicholas Harvey, Nick Sullivan

Narrated by: Nick Sullivan

Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

A royal visit. A generous gift. A deadly plot.

What could be better than Christmas in the Cayman Islands?

When the British royal family donates a beautiful bronze statue to the people of the Cayman Islands, everyone is excited to see the Christmas Eve presentation go off with a bang - especially one man with a grudge.

Dive boat operators and friends AJ Bailey, Nora Sommer, Boone Fischer, and Emily Durand planned on spending Christmas together, but as the royal visit nears, they’re thrown into the middle of the festivities - and a devious plot to assassinate his royal highness.

Angels of the Deep brings together well-loved characters from Nick Sullivan’s and Nicholas Harvey’s best-selling series for a holiday adventure that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat, with a few chuckles along the way.

©2021 Nicholas Harvey (P)2021 Nick Sullivan

Nice relaxing escapist fiction

Just a nice way to pass my time driving, not Hamlet but very enjoyable

Excellent!

I always love a good tropical story from Nick Sullivan. Nicholas Harvey is new to me, but his characters and writing style seem to flow perfectly with Sullivan's characters and story. I think I may need to check out some more of his work, especially if Sullivan is narrating! Nick Sullivan is one of only a few authors I enjoy narrating as well. This book isn't one to just enjoy around Christmas. It takes place during Christmas but it's a tropical action / adventure book that can be enjoyed anytime!

Excellent Holiday-themed Read

It was an absolute delight to read/listen to this book. I am very familiar with Nick Sullivan's narration and his DEEP Series, but I have not read any of Nicholas Harvey's work. As far as my memory serves me. My familiarity with Boone and Emily, mixed with AJ Bailey and a different cast of characters I have not met before now was brilliant. I am certain I will be looking into Nicholas Harvey's books now.

I have to share my favorite line from this book. This is not a spoiler, but Emily says "Do reindeer poop in the snow?" and I just about died laughing.

As for the audio, Nick Sullivan was as amazing as ever. His interpretation of accents and the use of different voices to match each character. I knew exactly who was speaking. The recording was flawless and very well done.

I do wish I had started this book during the Holiday season since the book's setting is Christmas. However, this is officially the first book I finished in 2022!

A Fast-Paced Blast (Pun Intended)

This was the perfect bite-sized book for me, especially since it was holiday-themed but doesn't need to be read during the holidays. I'm familiar with Boone & Emily from Nick Sullivan's The Deep series - but I have not read anything from Nicholas Harvey before this. That's going to change now since I couldn't tell which parts were written by Sullivan and which were Harvey - telling me I'm going to like them both.

A book with two different sets of main characters could have been a mess, but that's not the case with Angels of the Deep. Harvey and Sullivan did a great job keeping them separated and allowed each of them to shine in their own way. 

I won't go into too much detail about the plot but if you've liked the other tropical thrillers by either of the authors I think you'll enjoy this one. It was fast-paced but still gave enough back story to really feel for each character. But I will talk quickly about the puns or the Christmas-themed chapters. Every time something would come up (the way Emily insisted on the Santa hat for example) made me smile or laugh. Perfect addition to a great tropical thriller.

Overall, a wonderful novella that I absolutely flew through in one sitting. Sullivan was a narrator first and it really shows in the way he performs each book. Angels of the Deep was a well-written book, but it really shines under his narration.