The Persian - A Novel

Kamran Esfahani, a dentist living out a dreary existence in Stockholm,agrees to spy for the Mossad after he's recruited by Arik Glitzman, the chiefof a clandestine unit tasked with running targeted assassinations and sabotageinside Iran. At Glitzman's direction, Kam returns to his native Tehran andopens a dental practice there, using it as a cover for the Israeli intelligenceagency. Kam proves to be a skilful asset, quietly earning money helpingGlitzman smuggle weapons, run surveillance, and conduct kidnappings. But whenKam tries to recruit an Iranian widow seeking to avenge the death of herhusband at the hands of the Mossad, the operation goes terribly wrong, landinghim in prison under the watchful eye of a sadistic officer whom he knows onlyas the "General".And now, after enduring three years of torture in captivity, Kamran Esfahanisits in an interrogation room across from the General, preparing to write hisfinal confession.Kam knows it is too late to save himself. But he has managed to keep onesecret-only one-and he just might be able to save that. In this hauntingthriller, careening between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Istanbul and Stockholm, DavidMcCloskey delivers an intricate story of vengeance, deceit, and the power oflove and forgiveness in a world of lies.