The Persian Gamble: A Marcus Ryker Series Political and Military Action Thriller: (Book 2)

Joel C. Rosenberg

Mar 2019 · NavPress

About this ebook

The instant New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestseller!

Over 100,000 copies sold!

“Joel C. Rosenberg continues to mix his unique blend of prophetic fiction and nonstop action unlike anyone else working today.” —The Real Book Spy on The Persian Gamble.

“The plot is intriguing. The pace just keeps accelerating. A must read!” —Porter Goss, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency on The Persian Gamble.

In the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Kremlin Conspiracy, Rosenberg’s latest international thriller tracks a terrifying nuclear alliance among three world powers―Russia, Iran, and North Korea―and the deadly mission former US Secret Service Agent Marcus Ryker must risk to halt their deadly strategy.

Shot out of the air in enemy territory in the middle of the greatest international crisis since the end of the Cold War, former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker finds himself facing an impossible task. Not only does he have to somehow elude detection and capture by Russian special forces, but he must convince his own government to grant safe harbor to the one man responsible for the global mayhem―Russian double agent and assassin Oleg Kraskin. While frantically negotiating with his contacts in the White House, Marcus learns that the unstable North Korean regime plans to use the international chaos as a smokescreen to sell nuclear weapons to Iran. With the fate of the entire free world on the line, Marcus makes a deal with the U.S. government―he will go back to work as an international operative and track down the WMDs before they end up in the hands of those with the determination and the means to use them. Marcus and Oleg worked together once before to avert a world war. Can they now find a way to stop world destruction?

Ratings and reviews

I have always enjoyed books by this author. And perhaps it is the boringly page filling descriptions of Marcus Ryders one on one fighting scenes, that spoils an otherwise good plot. Page after page of fight scenes that seem to go on forever. But that seems to be the Norm with Marcus Ryder series.

Joel, excellently written and executed. The book ended too quickly. I have read all your books and wish you well for the future. May our Lord bless you greatly. Ina Smith South Africa

The Persian Gamble by Joel C. Rosenberg is Christian Suspense Thriller Fiction. His newest book is my favorite in this series. The very first pages to the end have non stop heart in your throat action. What is the scariest part, as with all of his books, this story might be tomorrow’s breaking news. The story is told seen through a Christian perspective. If I didn’t know who is in control of this world I might be scared to death. Please keep writing, I’m ready for the next book. 5 Enthusiastic Stars

About the author

Joel C. Rosenberg was born on April 17, 1967 in Rochester, New York. He received a BFA in filmmaking from Syracuse University in 1988. He writes both fiction and nonfiction books. His fiction works include The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Copper Scroll, Dead Heat, The Twelfth Imam, The Tehran Initiative, The Auschwitz Escape, and the J. B. Collins series. The Ezekiel Option was named by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association as the Gold Medallion winner of the Best Novel of 2006. His nonfiction works include Epicenter, Inside the Revolution, and Implosion: Can America Recover from Its Economic and Spiritual Challenges in Time?. He is also a communications strategist and has worked with Steve Forbes, Rush Limbaugh, former Israeli deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He writes commentaries for National Review as well as a weekly e-mail update known as "Flash Traffic" for business and political leaders.