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Appointment in Tehran

A Cold War Spy Thriller

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by James Stejskal
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Set against the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, a spy thriller from a former U.S. Special forces and CIA operative.
 
When radical Iranian students seize the U.S. Embassy compound in Tehran and take over fifty diplomats hostage, the U.S. President has to negotiate with a government that wants only to humiliate the United States. When talks fail, the President must turn to the military to bring the Americans home by force.
 
As preparations are made for an audacious rescue, an American intelligence officer hides alone in a Tehran safehouse with a secret. He is protecting a powerful weapon known as the Perses Device, which is now at risk of being captured and employed against the United States. The Agency Director orders that it must be brought out at all costs.
 
But as a small American team clandestinely enters Tehran to lead the way for the rescue force, a traitor spills the secret and KGB Spetsnaz operatives begin their own search for the weapon.
 
At the last minute, one more American is added to the advance team—his sole mission is to get the Agency officer and the Perses device to safety.
 
When the rescue mission fails, only two Americans are left to run the gauntlet of enemy agents and get the weapon out. Getting in was easy . . .
 
“Gripping suspense, appealing characters, and an insider's familiarity with clandestine operations make [Stejskal’s]  realistic novels first rate spy fiction.” —Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station
 
“A brilliant, non-stop nail-biting tension-fest to its jaw-dropping finale!” —Michelle Medhat, author of The Trusted spy thriller series

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Snake Eater Chronicles

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 8, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781612009674

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      • ISBN: 9781612009674
      • File size: 780 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 5, 2021
      The takeover of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian revolutionaries on Nov. 4, 1979, propels Stejskal’s fine sequel to 2020’s A Question of Time. After 52 Americans are taken hostage, the U.S. government immediately begins preparing a rescue mission involving Special Forces “A” teams based in Berlin led by Army Master Sgt. Kim Becker and Staff Sgt. Paul Stavros. Meanwhile, Jonny Panagasos, a CIA agent stationed in Tehran who was away from the embassy at the time of its seizure, must avoid capture and get a tactical nuke, which was to be used to interdict the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, out of Iran before either the Iranians or the Russians can steal the weapon. Stejskal expertly weaves the two story lines together, leaving readers guessing whether the nuclear weapon plot could have been as real as the hostage-rescue operation. The action ramps up, along with the suspense, after Becker and Stavros and their units enter Iran and link up with Panagasos. This is a treat for fiction and nonfiction fans alike.

    • Booklist

      July 30, 2021
      Fans of espionage and military tactics thrillers should revel in this absorbing, nervous-making novel, the second volume in Stejskal's Snake Eater Chronicles. A snake eater is a member of the Army's Special Forces, as in Green Berets. The fact that Stejskal himself was a snake eater in the Army, and, later, was recruited by the CIA to operate as a senior case officer gives his novels a thick, needed layer of credibility when it comes to military and espionage operations. The fulcrum for the plot is the start of the 1979 hostage crisis in Iran. Stejskal expertly juggles a variety of entities that worked on crafting a response that would free the hostages (including the CIA and the Pentagon), but the thriller's main focus is series hero and Special Forces Master Sergeant Kim Becker, who pulls together a ragtag but talented team to try to rescue the hostages. Fascinating details re: military training and planning make up for thin characterization (characters range from gruff to gruffer). Well worth-it for military and spy ops readers.

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