Tom Gabbay plots his most riveting tale yet: Agent Jack Teller had to make an ugly choice in his youth . . . and now, decades later, he and the... read full description
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Dec 31, 2009
Becky
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Won through GR First Reads Giveaways.
I seem to have been reading a lot of books about the Middle East lately. All fiction, but all have given me a little more insight into the similarities and differences between their culture and our own. No exception to that trend with The Tehran Conviction. More about that in a bit.
First, let me start out by talking about the word "conviction". The book begins by defining the term:
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1. A fixed or stro More...
I seem to have been reading a lot of books about the Middle East lately. All fiction, but all have given me a little more insight into the similarities and differences between their culture and our own. No exception to that trend with The Tehran Conviction. More about that in a bit.
First, let me start out by talking about the word "conviction". The book begins by defining the term:
Conviction (n.)
1. A fixed or stro More...
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Jul 18, 2009
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The Tehran Conviction depicts a fiery cauldron boiling over with one suspense-filled moment after another. There’s no doubt that the author has crafted a compelling page-turner which brings the reader to the edge of curiosity, asking the question “What comes next?” Jack Teller, the author’s key character, is unexpectedly caught up in a tortuous role, trying to juggle an inescapable clash of cultures with his own competing personal and professional loyalties, at the heart of which is his own ques
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Jun 23, 2009
Will
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In The Tehran Conviction, Gabbay’s latest historical spy thriller, he takes a close look at the role of the CIA in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s charismatic, nationalist Prime Minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. In this prequel (Teller appears in two earlier Gabbay novels, The Lisbon Crossing, set in 1940 and The Berlin Conspiracy, set in the 1960s) we see Teller when he is first recruited by The Company. The interview process is a bit different today. He is placed in a position of considerable respons
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Jul 10, 2009
Claire
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Will mull my review..
Initially: I liked the way the protaganist was with women for the most part, a lot.
The ideas discussed in this novel are fascinating and extremely timely. The merging of that discussion into the format of a spy novel caused me a bit of a stumble. Parts of it felt forced to me, or formulaic, or almost tv-movie-ish. There was something tv-movie-ish in general, I think the simple characterizations mainly. It so happens that a lot of what I've read latel More...
Initially: I liked the way the protaganist was with women for the most part, a lot.
The ideas discussed in this novel are fascinating and extremely timely. The merging of that discussion into the format of a spy novel caused me a bit of a stumble. Parts of it felt forced to me, or formulaic, or almost tv-movie-ish. There was something tv-movie-ish in general, I think the simple characterizations mainly. It so happens that a lot of what I've read latel More...
Jul 23, 2009
Maureen
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This started off a little slow for me, however, as I got further into the storyline, I became so obsessed with it, I no longer could put the book down. It is a novel, but actually pretty much based on many factual events that took place between 1953 and 1979 in Tehran. It covers the outing of the Shah and the various factions that were devoted to his never coming back into power. Intriguing, and even though it jumps from the 50's to the 70's, and back and forth which proved a little unsettling
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Mar 25, 2011
Greer
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An espionage story which is set mostly in Iran in the early 1950's. The story is based upon Operation Ajax, the plot (successful) by the CIA to overthrow the prime minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh. The characters are believeable enough and the writing is lucid and easy to read. The sense of reality in the description of actual past events makes the book even more interesting in light of events in Iran over the past 30 years.
May 31, 2010
Suzanne
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A thriller about American spy Jack Teller and the CIA's intervention in domestic Iranian politics to install the Shah. Based on facts it makes me sick at my stomach to think what the U.S.has done internationally. Not a great book.
Jul 29, 2009
Ixan
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I bought all the Tom Gabbay books and looked forward to reading a Goodreads author, but none of them held my attention. The best thing I can say is good to read just a few pages late at night to put you to sleep.
Feb 10, 2010
Cynda
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Excellent novel with interesting characters and so well written that the reader slips back and forth between the worlds of 1953 and 1979 Tehran with complete ease. I hope there are more Jack Teller novels in the offing, because Mr. Gabbay is a masterful storyteller.
Feb 07, 2010
Gretchen
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Great historical fiction about the CIA's attempt to overthrow the prime minister of Iran in 1953 and the rise of the Alatola Khomeini. David and I could not put this one down!
Aug 17, 2009
Lois
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An interesting fictional account of both the 1953 overthrow and the 1979 revolution. I would recommend reading, as does the author, the nonfiction account "All the Shah's men".
Oct 20, 2011
Politically charged with suspense and Islamic historical references is The Tehran Conviction by Tom Gabbay.
Jul 21, 2009
Mark
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This easy-to-read thriller reminds readers how U.S. efforts to install the Shah in 1953 yielded horrid, unintended consequences that still haunt U.S.-Iranian relations today. I plan to read the factual historic account, "All The Shah's Men," recommended by the author in his postscript. A timely addition to the summer's list of worthy thrillers.
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