{"product_id":"two-spies-in-caracas-9781542016698","title":"Two Spies in Caracas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Power\u003c\/i\u003e comes an edge-of-your-seat political thriller about rival spies, dangerous love, and one of history's most devastating revolutions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenezuela, 1992. Unknown colonel Hugo Ch vez stages an ill-fated coup against a corrupt government, igniting the passions of Venezuela's poor and catapulting the oil-rich country to international attention. For two rival spies hurriedly dispatched to Caracas--one from Washington, DC, and the other from Fidel Castro's Cuba--this is a career-defining mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmooth-talking Iv n Rinc n of Cuba's Intelligence Directorate needs a rebel ally to secure the future of his own country. His job: support Ch vez and the revolution by rallying the militants and neutralizing any opposing agents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the CIA's Cristina Garza will do everything in her power to cut Ch vez's influence short. Her priority: stabilize the greatest oil reserves on the planet by ferreting out and eliminating Cuba's principal operative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ch vez surges to power, Iv n and Cristina are caught in the fallout of a toxic political time bomb: an intrepid female reporter and unwitting informant, a drug lord and key architect in Ch vez's rise, and personal entanglements between the spies themselves. With everything at stake, the adversaries find themselves at the center of a game of espionage, seduction, murder, and shifting alliances playing out against the precarious backdrop of a nation in free fall. A thrilling fictional story based on unimaginable real-life events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaím, Moisés:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMoisés Naím is a Venezuelan author and prize-winning journalist whose writing on international affairs is read worldwide, appearing in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He is the author of twelve nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eIllicit\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe End of Power\u003c\/i\u003e. A former contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, Naím was also the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for fourteen years. \u003ci\u003eTwo Spies in Caracas\u003c\/i\u003e, his first work of fiction, is based on his experience as a former member of Venezuela's economic cabinet. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family. For more information visit www.moisesnaim.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHahn, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDaniel Hahn is a writer, editor, and translator with nearly seventy books to his name. He chaired the Translators Association for two years and served four years as a director of the British Centre for Literary Translation and four years as editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e. Recent translations include Juan Pablo Villalobos's \u003ci\u003eI Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Julián Fuks's \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e, and Carola Saavedra's \u003ci\u003eBlue Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information visit www.danielhahn.co.uk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443856478482,"sku":"9781542016698","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d434d20-7aef-49b5-9994-c86a56ef773e.jpg?v=1729676050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/two-spies-in-caracas-9781542016698","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}