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America, 1787. Ethan Saunders, once among General Washington’s most valued spies, is living in disgrace after an accusation of treason cost him his reputation. But an opportunity for redemption comes calling when Saunders’s old enemy, Alexander Hamilton, draws him into a struggle with bitter rival Thomas Jefferson over the creation of the Bank of the United States. Meanwhile, on the western Pennsylvania frontier, Joan Maycott and her husband, a Revolutionary War veteran, hope for a better life and a chance for prosperity. But the Maycotts’ success on an isolated frontier attracts the brutal attention of men who threaten to destroy them. As their causes intertwine, Joan and Saunders–both patriots in their own way–find themselves on opposing sides of a plot that could tear apart a fragile new nation.

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A Conspiracy of Paper <br> The plot draws you in from page to page. . . . An evocation of English history that you can happily get lost in for days. <br> -The New York Times <br> Tremendously smart, assured, and entertaining . . . an intricate mystery, a colorful rogues' gallery and, improbably, a history lesson on the birth of the stock market. <br> -Newsweek <br> A Spectacle of Corruption <br> [A] wonderful book . . . every bit as good as [Liss's] remarkable debut . . . easily one of the year's best. <br> -The Boston Globe <br> [A] rousing sequel of historical intellectual suspense. <br> -San Antonio Express-News <p> The Coffee Trader <br> Percolates with seventeenth-century intrigue . . . A story of cutthroat financial schemes, merciless creditors, collapsing markets, and deceitful men . . . In this book, even the hero is no saint. <br>- USA Today <br> An entertaining tale . . . [a] learned page-turner . . . Despite the many characters and plot twists, Mr. Liss keeps his story in graceful motion. <br> -The Wall Street Journal <p> From the Hardcover edition.

A gripping, visceral adventure of revenge, ambition, and romance filled with surprising twists and insights. --Matthew Pearl, author of The Last Dickens A breathtaking, breakneck tale told from the interwoven viewpoints of a top Revolutionary spy and a brilliant and cunning woman who becomes both his ally and his nemesis. --Katherine Neville, author of The Fire and The Eight What a wonderful book! An absorbing and entertaining novel of the American Revolution. --Jon Meacham, author of American Lion

A gripping, visceral adventure of revenge, ambition, and romance filled with surprising twists and insights. --Matthew Pearl, author of The Last Dickens<br><br> A breathtaking, breakneck tale told from the interwoven viewpoints of a top Revolutionary spy and a brilliant and cunning woman who becomes both his ally and his nemesis. --Katherine Neville, author of The Fire and The Eight<br><br> What a wonderful book! An absorbing and entertaining novel of the American Revolution. --Jon Meacham, author of American Lion<br>

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David Liss is the author of The Whiskey Rebels, The Ethical Assassin, A Spectacle of Corruption, The Coffee Trader, and A Conspiracy of Paper, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and children.

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