# The Persian - Hardcover

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by **David McCloskey** (Author)

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 chief of a clandestine unit tasked with running targeted assassinations and sabotage inside Iran. At Glitzman's direction, Kam returns to his native Tehran and opens a dental practice there, using it as a cover for the Israeli intelligence agency. Kam proves to be a skillful asset, quietly earning money helping Glitzman smuggle weapons, run surveillance, and conduct kidnappings. But when Kam tries to recruit an Iranian widow seeking to avenge the death of her husband at the hands of the Mossad, the operation goes terribly wrong, landing him in prison under the watchful eye of a sadistic officer whom he knows only as the "General."

And now, after enduring three years of torture in captivity, Kamran Esfahani sits in an interrogation room across from the General, preparing to write his final confession.

Kam knows it is too late to save himself. But he has managed to keep one secret--only one--and he just might be able to save that. In this haunting thriller, careening between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Istanbul and Stockholm, David McCloskey delivers an intricate story of vengeance, deceit, and the power of love and forgiveness in a world of lies.

### Back Jacket

**Praise for David McCloskey**

_THE SEVENTH FLOOR_

"\[A\] terrific espionage series."  
**\-- Sarah Lyall, _New York Times Book Review_**

"A rare combination of experience and talent."  
**\-- Mick Herron, author of _The Secret Hours_ and the Slough House series**

_MOSCOW X_

"A gripping read . . . leavened with dry, poetic wit."  
**\-- Adam LeBor, _Financial Times_**

"A jaw-dropper from start to finish. David McCloskey is the new John le Carr?."  
**\-- Brad Thor, author of _Edge of Honor_**

_DAMASCUS STATION_

"A propulsive thriller \[that\] is, at once, a master class in spy craft and a poignant story of forbidden love set during the brutal Syrian civil war."  
**\-- _People_**

"Of the contemporary heirs to Fleming, David McCloskey is the most readable and exciting. A former CIA analyst, Mr. McCloskey writes novels that bristle with tradecraft and gadgets."  
**\-- _Economist_**

"A gripping, well-written page turner that is part-thriller, part-love story, part-spy tale, and part-historical fiction. . . . Any one of those elements on their own makes it well worth reading; the combination makes it compelling."  
**\-- _Foreign Policy_**

"The best spy novel I have ever read."  
**\-- General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA**

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.35 x 9.19 x 6.29 IN

**Publication Date:** September 30, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 36.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Espionage, Fiction, Political, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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