![]() Miguel agrees, with reservations.ĭue to his financial downturn, Miguel is forced to lodge with his brother Daniel and his pregnant wife Hannah, who is secretly attracted to Miguel. She believes coffee will be highly profitable and urges Miguel to enter into trade with her. ![]() His friend Geertruid, a Dutch widow, introduces him to a new drink made with coffee berries. In this city, fortunes are won and lost during the risky business deals that occur daily on the world’s first commodities market, the Amsterdam Exchange.Īt the outset of the novel, Miguel has recently experienced a major setback in his sugar trade and is worried that he will not be able to pay his debts at the end of the month. Miguel Lienzo is a Portuguese Jew who escapes the Inquisition to begin a new life as a trader in Amsterdam’s bustling commercial center. ![]() ![]() The Coffee Trader is a national best seller and a book club favorite. In A Conspiracy, the character of Miguel Lienzo appears as the great-uncle of the protagonist, Benjamin Weaver. Liss is the author of several historical mystery novels, including A Conspiracy of Paper, which won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. ![]()
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