The Tehran Initiative

Joel Rosenberg has yet another winner with The Tehran Initiative. Though it had been a year since reading The Twelfth Imam I was able to pick up the story quickly. The plot was quick paced, attention grabbing and believable. Iran has a nuclear bomb. When will they use it? Will Israel strike first? Will the US be involved? All are questions that you'd ask yourself today. While being fictitious it's obvious that Rosenberg has an understanding of the culture, the land and events in modern age Middle East. Though over 400 pages the story moves along rapidly and once again the book ends before the story does. David/Reza has been developed well. He continues to grow as spiritually and relationally. One thing I liked was how clearly the message of Jesus Christ is woven into the story line. It doesn't seem like an add on or unrelated. Rosenberg clearly presents the Gospel while creating a diplomatic mystery. Worth the read