An unthinkable atrocity: four hundred young women are kidnapped from villages all across the Kivu region in Africa by a fanatical Jihadist group, ruled by a ruthless leader responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Expecting a monstrous ransom demand, the world is shocked to learn the terrorists don't want money; they just want to see the girls die slowly as the United Nations helplessly looks on.Rice, a retired black ops agent, and his eccentric team, are pulled out of mothballs by a mysterious billionaire to execute a daring rescue. Little do they know the hostage taking is a deadly trap and the only person who knows the truth is lying in a Paris hospital bed in an induced coma.ON THE BLACK 2 reunites the Rice Platoon: ex-Marine sniper, Grace Daley; the demolition expert, Jimmy; and Britt Johnson, who teamed up with Rice in the first novel. This second installment introduces the eccentric Quinten Hunter, the notorious quadriplegic mathematician who travels the world in his DARPA-designed motorized wheelchair.A multi-continent chase climaxes with a blood-soaked stand-off on a predator infested Congolese River, with a surprise ending that will shock you.