The Clout of Gen - A mystery by Ahmad Ardalan

Kindle countdown deal.  8/28/2015.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008J0BSZO

"What if major events in modern history were planned decades ago? What secrets lie behind the walls of a temple in Kyoto?" 

Newspaper reporter John Teddy’s miserable life is turned upside down when he uncovers a voice from the past—a voice that suspiciously knows far too much about the would-be future. John’s natural curiosity to understand the hidden message takes him to places he never imagined seeing, and ongoing conspiracies he never thought existed. The more John gets involved, the more he is led towards mysteries that are beyond his understanding. The circle of people involved grows bigger stretching from west to east; each step forward is like a step backward.