Recommendations based on The Tehran Initiativeby Joel C. Rosenberg

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  1. The Auschwitz Escape

    by Joel C. Rosenberg
    A thrilling story of courage, faith, and heroism as a group of prisoners attempt to escape the horrors of Auschwitz.

    ECPA 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist! 2014 finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards! Evil, unchecked, is the prelude to genocide. As the Nazi war machine rolls across Europe, young Jacob Weisz is ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America's Future

    by Jonathan Cahn
    Unveiling of a prophetic mystery that reveals a pattern of national judgment and a call to national repentance.

    Is it possible... That there exists an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future? That this mystery lies behind everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy? That ... (Goodreads)

  3. Piercing the Darkness

    by Frank E. Peretti
    A supernatural battle of good and evil set in a small town.

    It follows the journey of Sally Beth Roe as she tries to escape her past and slowly overcomes her constant struggle to discern the Truth. Also told is the story of another small town, similar to that ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Last Light

    by Terri Blackstock
    A woman's struggle to reclaim her life after being wrongly accused of a crime.

    Book 1 in a masterful, what-if, series in which global catastrophe puts a family’s very survival at risk—and both reveals the darkness in human hearts and lights the way to restoration. , Birmingham, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Night Light

    by Terri Blackstock
    A woman's mission to restore her family's shattered lives, battling inner-demons and external threats.

    An era unlike any in modern civilization is descending without lights, electronics, running water, or automobiles. As a global blackout lengthens into months, the neighbors of Oak Hollow grapple with ... (Goodreads)

  6. Left Behind

    by Tim LaHaye
    A post-apocalyptic world of chaos and destruction, as the Rapture takes away all the believers in Christ.

    An airborne Boeing 747 is headed to London when, without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Double Bind

    by Chris Bohjalian
    A young woman working at a homeless shelter becomes obsessed with the photographs of a former client. A psychological thriller that explores the nature of memory and trauma.

    In Chris Bohjalian's astonishing novel, nothing is what it at first seems. Not the bucolic Vermont back roads college sophomore Laurel Estabrook likes to bike. Not the savage assault she suffers ... (Goodreads)

  8. Caught

    by Harlan Coben
    A man's search to uncover the truth behind his wife's disappearance and his own involvement.

    17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

    by Tom Franklin
    A haunting tale of two childhood friends, one accused of murder, and the secrets that bind them together.

    Tom Franklin's extraordinary talent has been hailed by the leading lights of contemporary literature—Philip Roth, Richard Ford, Lee Smith, and Dennis Lebanese. Reviewers have called his fiction ... (Goodreads)

  10. Homer Price

    by Robert McCloskey
    An imaginative young boy embarks on a series of comedic adventures.

    Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Hangman's Daughter

    by Oliver Pötzsch
    In 17th century Bavaria, a hangman and a physician's daughter team up to solve a series of murders.

    Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside the village walls and is destined to be married off to another hangman’s son—except that ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

    by C.S. Lewis
    An epic fantasy adventure across the seas, encountering magical creatures and lands.

    The two youngest Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund , are staying with their odious cousin Eustace Scrubb while their older brother, Peter , is studying for an exam with Professor Kirke , and their ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Sarah's Key

    by Tatiana de Rosnay
    A French journalist unravels an untold story of the Holocaust, uncovering hidden secrets.

    From beloved international sensation and #1, New York Times, bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay come's her most celebrated novel, Sarah's Key,—now in mass market paperback!, Paris, July 1942: ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. The Visitation

    by Frank E. Peretti
    A small town is mysteriously transformed, leading to a battle between good and evil.

    Centered on the life of Travis Jordan, The Visitation begins when miracles, ranging from a healing, weeping crucifix to sights of Jesus in the clouds, start occurring, giving way to the arrival of a ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Hinds' Feet on High Places

    by Hannah Hurnard
    A spiritual allegory of a young woman's journey from fear and despair to joy and freedom.

    With over 2 million copies sold, Hinds’ Feet on High Places remains Hannah Hurnard’s best known and most beloved book: a timeless allegory dramatizing the yearning of God’s children to be led to new ... (Goodreads)

  16. A Voice in the Wind

    by Francine Rivers
    A Christian-inspired story of love, hope, and courage in the face of persecution.

    “The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles.” With this opening sentence, A Voice in the Wind transports ... (Goodreads)

  17. Killing Floor

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop is thrust into a dangerous criminal underworld to solve the murder of a woman.

    Jack Reacher gets off a Greyhound bus in the town of Margrave, Georgia , because he remembers his brother mentioning that a blues musician named Blind Blake had died there. Much to his surprise, ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Brave New World / Brave New World Revisited

    by Aldous Huxley
    A futuristic dystopia of a world devoid of freedom and morality.

    The novel opens in the World State city of London in AF (After Ford) 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar ), where citizens are engineered through artificial wombs and childhood indoctrination ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

    by G.K. Chesterton
    A man is recruited to a secret society, only to discover the sinister truth behind it.

    In Edwardian-era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti- anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory, an anarchistic poet, lives in the suburb of Saffron Park. Syme meets him ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Day 21

    by Kass Morgan
    The 100 teens struggle to survive on a post-apocalyptic Earth, while the adults face their own challenges in space.

    It's been 21 days since the hundred landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries... or so they thought. Book 2 in The 100 series, now a popular show on the CW ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Tiger's Voyage

    by Colleen Houck
    Kelsey and her tiger-shifter boyfriend embark on a dangerous journey to break an ancient curse. They face challenges and unexpected twists along the way.

    The third book in the blockbuster, Tiger's Curse, series is now available in paper! ,, With a head-to-head battle against the villainous Lokesh behind her, Kelsey confronts a new heartbreak: after ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. The Widower's Tale

    by Julia Glass
    A retired librarian's life is disrupted by a daycare center on his property, leading to unexpected relationships and self-discovery.

    In a historic farmhouse outside Boston, seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily into retirement: reading novels, watching old movies, and swimming naked in his pond. His routines are ... (Goodreads)

  23. Superior Saturday

    by Garth Nix
    The seventh book in the Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must defeat Superior Saturday to save the universe.

    The book begins with Saturday discussing with her new Dusk (who was younger brother to Saturday's former Dusk) her plan to invade Sunday's realm, the Incomparable Gardens, which she has been trying ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Fire Within

    by Chris d'Lacey
    A young boy discovers a mysterious clay dragon that comes to life and changes his family's fate forever.

    A magical adventure about the power of dragons... When David moves in with Elizabeth Pennykettle and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, he discovers a collection of clay dragons that come to life. ... (Goodreads)

  25. Tiger's Destiny

    by Colleen Houck
    The fourth and final book in the Tiger's Curse series, where Kelsey must face her ultimate destiny and choose between two loves.

    With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Great Divorce

    by C.S. Lewis
    A spiritual journey through Heaven and Hell, exploring the consequences of our decisions.

    The narrator inexplicably finds himself in a grim and joyless city, the "grey town", where it rains continuously, even indoors, which is either Hell or Purgatory depending on whether or not one stays ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Outbound Flight

    by Timothy Zahn
    A group of Jedi and civilians embark on a mission to explore the unknown regions of space, but encounter a deadly threat.

    It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery–only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend . . . and a dark chapter in Jedi history. Now, at last, acclaimed author Timothy Zahn returns to tell the ... (Goodreads)

  28. Guilt

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates the murder of a former patient, leading to a web of secrets and guilt.

    In an upscale L.A. neighborhood, a backyard renovation unearths an infant’s body, buried sixty years ago. Soon thereafter, in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far ... (Goodreads)

  29. 1105 Yakima Street

    by Debbie Macomber
    Follow the lives of the residents of 1105 Yakima Street as they navigate through love, loss, and new beginnings.

    1105 Yakima Street Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, You’ve probably heard that my wife has left me. Rachel’s pregnant, and she says that she can’t handle the stress in our household anymore. My ... (Goodreads)

  30. A Simple Favor

    by Darcey Bell
    A mommy blogger investigates the disappearance of her best friend, uncovering dark secrets and twists.

    She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous. A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the ... (Goodreads)