Hurricane. Book 1. Paradise Lost

Iran in 1979. A narrow circle of oil tycoons and crowds of poor, desperate people. One spark is enough to ignite unrest and drown in the blood of those who yesterday bathed in luxury... As a result of the coup, the pro-Western regime of Shah Pahlavi is overthrown, and a “war of all against all” begins, which cannot be done without the intervention of the secret services of the great powers, interested in Iranian oil. The Noble House, a huge holding company whose business is related to oil production, also remains vigilant. In order to transport people and assets outside the country, immersed in the chaos of the revolution, the company owned by the holding is preparing for an unheard of daring operation...
The novel "Hurricane" (1986) completes Clavell's "Asian Saga". There are those who reproach the author for some confusion and mixing of genres in this book, but it is difficult to deny his insight: describing the turbulent events in Iran in the late seventies, he seemed to see several decades ahead.