Black Flag

By: David Ricciardi

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

CIA officer Jake Keller faces stakes that are very high and very personal in the latest electrifying thriller from the author of Rogue Strike.

After years of relative calm, piracy has returned to the high sea.

But the days of AK-47s and outboard engines are over. The new pirates hit like a SEAL team. Highly trained, and using cutting edge technology, they make sure their victims are never heard from again.

Ships and crews are vanishing at a staggering rate.

As the threat to international shipping grows, U.S. authorities become determined to find the source of this new danger.

Jake Keller has a plan—to lure the pirate mastermind out of hiding by infiltrating his organization—but it’s a dangerous gambit, made more so by Jake's personal involvement with the beautiful heiress to a Greek shipping fortune and an ulterior agenda coming out of CIA headquarters.

As the threats close in from all sides, Jake finds himself faced with a familiar choice: back off, or go on the offensive.

His fate, and the fate of a nation, hang on his decision.

Critic reviews

“Ricciardi’s exciting third Jake Keller thriller….build[s] to a final, head-snapping twist. Ricciardi has hit his stride with this outing.”—Publishers Weekly

“Once again David Ricciardi will have you turning pages as fast as you can in this imaginative, well-plotted, highly-plausible riveting tale. And then with the ending he’ll hit you with a surprise you never saw coming.”—The Washington Times

“Fast, relentless, and superbly plotted, Black Flag is Ricciardi at his best, and the sky is the limit for this series moving forward. Fans of Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney will especially want to give this one a go.”—The Real Book Spy

“Fans of the first two Keller novels will certainly want to read this one, and action-adventure readers who haven’t yet met Jake should seize this opportunity.”—Booklist

Excellent

Excellent work. Really enjoyed it. Narration, characters, story, action, details (especially technology). It had it all.

Somalia: not the ideal vacation destination!

BLACK FLAG is the third novel in David Ricciardi's Jake Keller espionage thriller series and the author's third novel.. It is set in the lawless badlands of Somalia. Black flag is a fast moving novel with intense suspense. David Ricciardi deserves lots more attention from readers/listeners. Jonathan Davis, one of the best, narrates the Jake Keller series. Be sure to read the outstanding review by Audible listener Shelley.

Just too much ugly violence

I have tried to read through this book, but gave up. Just too much gratuitous violence and ugliness.

Exceptional!

I really enjoyed this book. It is difficult to believe it is only David Ricciardi's 3rd book. Jake's travels take him to Somalia and it is not a nice place. The scene was set for a very rough ride, and that is what it was. From a potential love interest to a friend who deceives him, it never stops.
Well written and kept me glued to the end.
My only complaint is that the book was too short,before I knew it was done!
Scott Brick is superb and the nest narrator in my opinion

Good story

Interesting listen. Reasonable character development and descriptions. New, to me settling, and interesting in that.