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?

The Persian Gamble picks up where the Kremlin Conspiracy ends. Book one and two could have been written as one. Not only does the story line continue from book one, the action and tension continues to be ratcheted up. Marcus and his partners have to escape Russia with everyone from the FSB to local police looking for them. If that wasn’t enough tension for one book, Ryker finds information that will change the power structure of the world for the bad and he is needed to stop those bent on destroying the world.

The Persian Gamble is just another step in Rosenberg’s career as the top dog in the Christian Thriller genre. He is paving the way for others who hope to contribute and add to the great books and authors who’s goal is to write for God’s Kingdom. The Persian Gamble is a must read, but only after you read The Kremlin Conspiracy first. (Go back to read my review the use the affiliate link to buy the book.)

• Author: Joel C. Rosenberg
• Pages: 431 (Hardcover)
• Series: Marcus Ryker
• CIA Review Rating: Buy the Hardcover at 12:01