Beijing Red

A Nick Foley Thriller, Book 1

By: Alex Ryan

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

When ex-Navy SEAL Nick Foley travels to China to find purpose and escape the demons of his past, he instead stumbles into a conspiracy his Special Forces training never prepared him for. A mysterious and deadly outbreak ravages a remote area of western China, and Nick finds himself the lead suspect in a bioterrorism investigation being conducted by China's elite Snow Leopard counter-terrorism unit.

To clear his name and avoid prosecution, he must team up with beautiful Chinese CDC microbiologist Dr. Dazhong "Dash" Chen to find who is really behind the attack. As their investigation proceeds, their budding friendship is tested by nationalistic loyalties and suspicion.

In a race against time, Nick and Dash must risk everything to stop a mad man before he unleashes the world's next super-weapon in Beijing.

©2016 Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Suspense thriller or contempory science fiction?

Beijing Red kept me interested if barely so. The Nick Foley (and Dash) series has potential, but it was not fully realized in this novel. Oh, its good novel but it could be better.

The novel is set in western China where ex-Navy Seal Nick Foley is working for an NGO that is seeking to help improve the lives poor Uyghurs. An outbreak of a 100% fatal "disease" occurs and is likely a terrorist act. The actual nature of the "disease" is what leads me to classify the novel as contemporary science fiction.

There is lots of action and suspense in Beijing Red. Actor McLeod Andrews does a fine job of narration.

Meh ?

ok, we got through it, without falling asleep. Nothing extraordinary here. Very formulaic extremely predictable.

Terrific!

my favorite book of the year so far. Powerful. The subject matter hitting too close for comfort.

Interesting timing...

...a nanotech weapon, we'll see if this doesn't come true, implementation via jab, not aerosol.

Suspenseful

Thanks Audible for providing this book for free. A well performed story with a good plot