{"product_id":"the-persian-david-mccloskey-9781800754041","title":"The Persian (UK Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A superb and compelling espionage drama inside the Iran Israel shadow war by the top spy thrillerist of these wild turbulent times’ Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A great spy writer’ Tim Shipman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*************\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when a spy is forced to reckon with the consequences of his deception?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamran Esfahani, a Persian Jewish dentist from Stockholm, dreams of starting afresh in California. To finance his new life, he agrees to spy for Mossad in Iran, working with a clandestine unit tasked with sowing chaos and sabotage inside the country. When he’s captured by Iranian security forces, Kamran is compelled to confess his experiences as a spy, in a testimonial dealing not only with the security of nations, but also with revenge, deceit, and the power of love and forgiveness in a world of lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixing suspense with strikingly cinematic action, David McCloskey takes readers deep into the shadow war between Iran and Israel, delivering propulsive storytelling and riveting tradecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e************\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDavid McCloskey (Author)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid McCloskey is a former CIA analyst and consultant at McKinsey \u0026amp; Company. While at the CIA, he wrote regularly for the President’s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty. He worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East. During his time at McKinsey, David advised national security, aerospace, and transportation clients on a range of strategic and operational issues. David holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, where he specialized in energy policy and the Middle East. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swift Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48407830593693,"sku":"9781800754041","price":68.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/ThePersian_9781800754041_mphbooks.jpg?v=1783302898","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-persian-david-mccloskey-9781800754041","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}