The Nigerian

By: Eric Reese

Narrated by: Jared James

Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this latest spy novel thriller of espionage fiction, Debare Balogun, a Nigerian businessman, is approached by a mysterious agent in a nightclub in the baddest area in Lagos, the last thing he expects is to be blackmailed. MI6 has been watching over his shady business deals for years, and have more than enough evidence to implicate him and put him away forever. 

But MI6 has an offer for the Nigerian: to win his freedom and clear his name, he must go to Russia as an asylum seeker and spy on an organized crime network connected to the KGB and Russian Parliament.

It's not long before the Nigerian is tangled up in a web of lies, despite the intelligence provided by his British counterparts.  

With no option except to proceed forward, the Nigerian can only hope to deliver on his promise or live out the remainder of his days at Kirikiri, Africa's worst prison ever.  

©2018 Eric Reese (P)2018 Eric Reese

interesting play of events.

A very interesting play of events. One minute it's doing okay, the next minute, another thing comes up. After 2 hours, the novel went to a close. It's all tangled up with a lot of twist and turn. Good one!

way better listening to audiobook than reading it

This was given to me as a gift. Just long enough to keep my attention. The story is similar to the most recent thriller book I read but this one interest me with how the narrator makes the characters stand out. It is way better listening to audiobook than reading it myself.

I like the accent of the narrator.

I like the accent of the narrator. It gets really into character. The story is good although a bit shorter than most novels I listen to, this book condensed all actions in just 13 chapters.

Nice turnaround.

Nice turnaround. No spoilers here. I just loved the story. It has resemblance to other mystery and thriller books I have read but this one has its own uniqueness. All my praise to the narration and the development of the story.

I must say this is a different kind of thriller.

I must say this is a different kind of thriller. I like how it all went downhill in the middle and ended okay. I believe this novel can be further developed into a longer novel with more characters to complicate the story. So far, I am impressed as to how the author was able to make me hooked until the end.