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The Persian: A Novel

By David McCloskey
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David McCloskey offers a sharp story of vengeance. After being recruited for a dangerous mission, one man gets caught in a web of secrets and deceit in this espionage thriller.

A Stockholm dentist becomes a Mossad spy in Tehran, but after a failed operation involving an Iranian widow, he faces torture and must protect one final secret.


"A rare combination of experience and talent." -Mick Herron


"[David McCloskey] has a knack for creating storylines that wind up coming true in the real world." -Mary Louise Kelly, NPR


A Sunday Times (UK) Bestseller

Kamran Esfahani, a dentist living out a dreary existence in Stockholm, agrees to spy for the Mossad after he's recruited...

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