{"product_id":"2940169236972","title":"The Coffee Trader: A Novel (Abridged)","description":"The Edgar Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eA Conspiracy of Paper\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2000. In his richly suspenseful second novel, author David Liss once again travels back in time to a crucial moment in cultural and financial history. His destination: Amsterdam, 1659¿a mysterious world of trade populated by schemers and rogues, where deception rules the day. \u003cbr\u003e On the world's first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant. Miguel Lienzo, a sharp-witted trader in the city's close-knit community of Portuguese Jews, knows this only too well. Once among the city's most envied merchants, Miguel has lost everything in a sudden shift in the sugar markets. Now, impoverished and humiliated, living on the charity of his petty younger brother, Miguel must find a way to restore his wealth and reputation. \u003cbr\u003e Miguel enters into a partnership with a seduc-tive Dutchwoman who offers him one last chance at success¿a daring plot to corner the market of an astonishing new commodity called \"coffee.\" To succeed, Miguel must risk everything he values and test the limits of his commercial guile, facing not only the chaos of the markets and the greed of his competitors, but also a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing    to see him ruined. Miguel will learn that among Amsterdam's ruthless businessmen, betrayal lurks everywhere, and even friends hide secret agendas. \u003cbr\u003e With humor, imagination, and mystery, David Liss depicts a world of subterfuge, danger, and repressed longing, where religious and cultural traditions clash with the demands of a new and exciting way of doing business. Readers of historical suspense and lovers of coffee (even decaf) will be up all night with this beguiling novel. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100412690672,"sku":"2940169236972","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169236972_p0.jpg?v=1763769144","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169236972","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}