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The Persian Precipice: Stoking the Flames of War
Iran’s most top-secret research facility is sabotaged during the testing of a nuclear device making it a radioactive tomb for more than a hundred souls and inflicting a devastating setback to their nuclear program. While the evidence points to an electronics technician within the facility and his girlfriend with help from Saudi Arabia and Israel, American intelligence knows it was the brutal Islamic Caliphate. As Iran’s most feared Revolutionary Guard commander pursues the two lovers, they must escape using guile and deception.
But the chase won’t be so easy. With the technician’s background as a former explosives’ ordinance expert and his girlfriend’s network of contacts as a black-market supplier to the Iranian military, they are dangerous prey. The perfect set of skills the Caliphate operative needed to set them up to take the fall. Add to that the carefully constructed links to Iran’s two most powerful regional rivals, it guarantees that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard will ruthlessly hunt down and eliminate the threat. To avoid certain death, the lovers must expose information neither knew about the other and risk revealing secrets that could tear them apart.
For the Americans, the Caliphate has thrown the world into chaos at the implication of Saudi Arabia working with the Israelis. Stoking the flames of war throughout the Muslim world, the Caliphate has stretched tribal affiliations nearly to their breaking point. As America desperately works to prevent that chaos from exploding into global sectarian war between Sunni and Shia sects of Islam, they must make an agonizing decision. Do they tell the Iranians they’re chasing the wrong people? Who’s more dangerous, the Caliphate or a nuclear capable Iran?
The problems for American Intelligence services mounts. The years of funding cuts of human intelligence has left them nearly blind inside Iran forcing them to pursue a high-risk operation. They must insert a highly specialized covert operations team into the Iran to gather intelligence on the aftermath of the terror attack and secure the lovers before the Iranians. All while keeping the drumbeat of war at bay.
The Persian Precipice erupts against a backdrop of Muslim tribalism and religious zealotry. Where the hunted and the hunters hurtle toward a dangerous destiny. Where the path to peace lies in America’s secret maneuvering to prevent a global sectarian war and the fearless courage of a covert operations team to secure the lovers first.
But the chase won’t be so easy. With the technician’s background as a former explosives’ ordinance expert and his girlfriend’s network of contacts as a black-market supplier to the Iranian military, they are dangerous prey. The perfect set of skills the Caliphate operative needed to set them up to take the fall. Add to that the carefully constructed links to Iran’s two most powerful regional rivals, it guarantees that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard will ruthlessly hunt down and eliminate the threat. To avoid certain death, the lovers must expose information neither knew about the other and risk revealing secrets that could tear them apart.
For the Americans, the Caliphate has thrown the world into chaos at the implication of Saudi Arabia working with the Israelis. Stoking the flames of war throughout the Muslim world, the Caliphate has stretched tribal affiliations nearly to their breaking point. As America desperately works to prevent that chaos from exploding into global sectarian war between Sunni and Shia sects of Islam, they must make an agonizing decision. Do they tell the Iranians they’re chasing the wrong people? Who’s more dangerous, the Caliphate or a nuclear capable Iran?
The problems for American Intelligence services mounts. The years of funding cuts of human intelligence has left them nearly blind inside Iran forcing them to pursue a high-risk operation. They must insert a highly specialized covert operations team into the Iran to gather intelligence on the aftermath of the terror attack and secure the lovers before the Iranians. All while keeping the drumbeat of war at bay.
The Persian Precipice erupts against a backdrop of Muslim tribalism and religious zealotry. Where the hunted and the hunters hurtle toward a dangerous destiny. Where the path to peace lies in America’s secret maneuvering to prevent a global sectarian war and the fearless courage of a covert operations team to secure the lovers first.
285 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2025
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Niels Andersen
3 books1 followerNiels Andersen is a community college instructor and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel whose career took him to operating theaters around the world. From desert sands to the storied halls of the Pentagon, he taps a deep well of experience working national and military strategy. As an amateur military history buff he draws on past and current events to shape his stories and blur the lines between fact and fiction. His books highlight the extraordinary work of ordinary people in the relentless pursuit of our national defense, many whose accomplishments remain in the shadows and are known only by the ones who sent them into harms way, and those who fought by their side.
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March 12, 2025
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"The Persian Precipice" by Niels Andersen is a book I enjoyed reading. My enjoyment is not because it has a unique storyline. On the contrary, the storyline has been used by many authors in the crime/mystery genre. My enjoyment came as a result of how the author took me on an exciting journey while keeping me engaged with catchy descriptions and suspense.
Ebrahim and his wife, Azar, are suspects in the investigation into a nuclear explosion in an Iranian facility. Ebrahim believes he has been set up and that some powerful people have gone out of their way to make him take the fall for the explosion. While Ebrahim and Azar are on the run, the nuclear explosion causes international chaos between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. This matter must be resolved quickly to avoid World War 3. Get this book and follow the drama as it unfolds and gets to its climax.
I already stated that I enjoyed this book thoroughly. What I liked most about this book was the author's powerful descriptions. The author didn't wait long to make characters recognizable because of the description that followed their introduction to the story. "The woman had the lithe body and elegance of a supermodel as her long black hair fell across the right side of her full bosom. The graceful lines of her figure were enhanced by the skintight, knee length, off the shoulder lime green dress she wore." With a description like the one I just quoted, the reader would have a mental picture of the lady's appearance. The author did this for all the main characters, and it helped me connect to each character's uniqueness and personality.
I also like how relevant the story is to recent events. The Gaza War and the Russia-Ukraine War are chaotic events that have the potential to escalate to a potential Third World War. This book captures how one act of terrorism in a country can trigger upsets among other nations, leading to international conflicts. It also shows the impact of our interconnectedness, where attacking one nation can mean upsetting other nations in alliance with that nation.
There is nothing I don't like in this book. The writing and flow of the story are great. Therefore, I rate it a five out of five. I recommend this book to lovers of crime and espionage stories.
"The Persian Precipice" by Niels Andersen is a book I enjoyed reading. My enjoyment is not because it has a unique storyline. On the contrary, the storyline has been used by many authors in the crime/mystery genre. My enjoyment came as a result of how the author took me on an exciting journey while keeping me engaged with catchy descriptions and suspense.
Ebrahim and his wife, Azar, are suspects in the investigation into a nuclear explosion in an Iranian facility. Ebrahim believes he has been set up and that some powerful people have gone out of their way to make him take the fall for the explosion. While Ebrahim and Azar are on the run, the nuclear explosion causes international chaos between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. This matter must be resolved quickly to avoid World War 3. Get this book and follow the drama as it unfolds and gets to its climax.
I already stated that I enjoyed this book thoroughly. What I liked most about this book was the author's powerful descriptions. The author didn't wait long to make characters recognizable because of the description that followed their introduction to the story. "The woman had the lithe body and elegance of a supermodel as her long black hair fell across the right side of her full bosom. The graceful lines of her figure were enhanced by the skintight, knee length, off the shoulder lime green dress she wore." With a description like the one I just quoted, the reader would have a mental picture of the lady's appearance. The author did this for all the main characters, and it helped me connect to each character's uniqueness and personality.
I also like how relevant the story is to recent events. The Gaza War and the Russia-Ukraine War are chaotic events that have the potential to escalate to a potential Third World War. This book captures how one act of terrorism in a country can trigger upsets among other nations, leading to international conflicts. It also shows the impact of our interconnectedness, where attacking one nation can mean upsetting other nations in alliance with that nation.
There is nothing I don't like in this book. The writing and flow of the story are great. Therefore, I rate it a five out of five. I recommend this book to lovers of crime and espionage stories.
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