The Persian

When Kamran Esfahani agrees to spy for Mossad in Iran, in a bid to finance his dream of starting a new life in California, he finds himself entangled in a deadly game of spy vs. spy. From the bestselling author of Damascus Station and Moscow X, a whirlwind of suspense that takes readers deep into a shadow war between Iran and Israel.

About the author

David McCloskey is a former CIA analyst and consultant at McKinsey & 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.

Product details

• Authors: David McCloskey
• Publisher: Swift Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781800754898
• ISBN: 978-1-80075-489-8
• No. of pages: 390
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: David McCloskey spy thriller
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, Espionage and spy thriller