Two Spies in Caracas: A Novel

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Power comes an edge-of-your-seat political thriller about rival spies, dangerous love, and one of historys most devastating revolutions.

Venezuela, 1992. Unknown colonel Hugo Chvez stages an ill-fated coup against a corrupt government, igniting the passions of Venezuelas 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 Castros Cuba this is a career-defining mission.

Smooth-talking Ivn Rincn of Cubas Intelligence Directorate needs a rebel ally to secure the future of his own country. His job: support Chvez and the revolution by rallying the militants and neutralizing any opposing agents.

Meanwhile, the CIAs Cristina Garza will do everything in her power to cut Chvezs influence short. Her priority: stabilize the greatest oil reserves on the planet by ferreting out and eliminating Cubas principal operative.

As Chvez surges to power, Ivn 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 Chvezs 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.

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Praise for Two Spies in Caracas A New York Times Globetrotting Pick! An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Nam wields his experiences as an international affairs writer and former Venezuelan economic cabinet member to provide authoritative insights into the severe economic downturns and rises in violence stemming from the power plays of external actors seeking to exploit a vulnerable nation in turmoil. This is a must for anyone who wants to explore this tumultuous and often strange period in modern Latin American history. Publishers Weekly Praise for The End of Power A remarkable new book by the remarkable Moiss Nam. Richard Cohen, Washington Post Nam is a courageous writer who seeks to dissect big subjects in new ways. Wall Street Journal [A] highly original, interdisciplinary meditation on the degeneration of international powerThe End of Power makes a truly important contribution. Washington Post This fascinating bookshould provoke a debate about how to govern the world when more and more people are in charge. Foreign Affairs After you read The End of Power, you will see the world through different eyes. Moiss Nam provides a compelling and original perspective. Arianna Huffington [Nam] makes his case with eloquence. Financial Times A timely and timeless book. Booklist Having served as editor in chief of Foreign Policy and executive director of the World Bank, Nam knows better than most what power on a global scale looks like[A] timely, insightful, and eloquent message. Publishers Weekly (starred review) The End of Power will change the way you read the news, the way you think about politics, and the way you look at the world. William Jefferson Clinton In my own experience as president of Brazil, I observed firsthand many of the trends that Nam identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way that is as original as it is delightful to read. All those who have poweror want itshould read this book. Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Author Bio

Moiss Nam is a Venezuelan author and prize-winning journalist whose writing on international affairs is read worldwide, appearing in such publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, El Pas, and many others. He is the author of twelve nonfiction books, including Illicit and the New York Times bestseller The End of Power. A former contributing editor to The Atlantic, Nam was also the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine for fourteen years. Two Spies in Caracas, his first work of fiction, is based on his experience as a former member of Venezuelas economic cabinet. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family. For more information visit www.moisesnaim.com.