ISBN: 9781448646470

Martin McCrary, an aging legend of the CIA's Clandestine Service, is in serious trouble. His career is on the rocks and his personal life is a shambles when he's contacted by Fatima Lavas… More...

Martin McCrary, an aging legend of the CIA's Clandestine Service, is in serious trouble. His career is on the rocks and his personal life is a shambles when he's contacted by Fatima Lavasani, a Persian woman he hasn't seen since their college days in New Orleans. Fatima, trapped in a forced marriage with a senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, reaches out to Martin and shares a terrible secret that could change the course of history. Martin and Fatima are caught up in Martin McCrary, an aging legend of the CIA's Clandestine Service, is in serious trouble. His career is on the rocks and his personal life is a shambles when he's contacted by Fatima Lavasani, a Persian woman he hasn't seen since their college days in New Orleans. Fatima, trapped in a forced marriage with a senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, reaches out to Martin and shares a terrible secret that could change the course of history. Martin and Fatima are caught up in events beyond their control as they struggle to survive a terrorist plot that carries them from the streets of New Orleans to Vienna, Tehran and the Caucasus. Set against the backdrop of America's complicated relationship with the Muslim world, the continuing threat of terrorism and the lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, "The Sword of the Prophet" raises timely questions about America's role in the world and the foreign policy challenges faced by the Obama administration. Books, Fiction~~Thrillers~~Espionage, Sword-of-the-Prophet~~Phillip-Oliver-Otts, , , , , , , , , , CreateSpace Publishing<

ISBN: 9781448646470

Martin McCrary, an aging legend of the CIA's Clandestine Service, is in serious trouble. His career is on the rocks when he's contacted by Fatima Lavasani, an Iranian woman he knew and lo… More...

Martin McCrary, an aging legend of the CIA's Clandestine Service, is in serious trouble. His career is on the rocks when he's contacted by Fatima Lavasani, an Iranian woman he knew and loved as a young man but hasn't seen for many years. Fatima shares a terrible secret and the couple struggles to survive a terrorist plot that carries them from the streets of New Orleans to Vienna, Tehran and the Caucasus. Set in the first years of the Obama administration, "The Sword of the Prophet" is both a love story and a timely examination of contemporary issues, to include America's War on Terrorism and our complicated relationship with the Republic of Iran. No ordinary spy story, the Prophet treats both heros and villains as real people, with comprehensible, if sometimes twisted, motivations. The novel challenges the reader to examine preconceived notions about America's place in the world and rewards the reader with a fresh perspective. The Sword of the Prophet Otts, Phillip Oliver, Createspace<

2009, ISBN: 9781448646470

CreateSpace, 2009-09-14. Paperback. Very Good/None. Nice clean copy. No writing or highlighting. Unmarked inside and out., CreateSpace, 2009-09-14