The Portuguese Merchant

By Natalie Mizrachi

An action packed escapade connecting New York, the Caribbean, Spain and Israel, the journey begins with the Portuguese Merchant, a frightened refugee hiding from the Inquisition. Hot on a centuries old trail, Mike Franco is a young New Yorker with a huge gambling debt and an attitude to match. When he mistakenly crashes head first into a centuries old mystery he finds that it strangely leads to his own identity. Having traveled to South America in search of arabica bean and and the business deal that will pay back his family and friends, the last thing Mike wants is to involve them in a web of international danger. After managing to irritate Colombian revolutionaries and steal a 17th century journal, that's getting harder and harder to do. Other mysteries like why everyone thinks the journal is encrypted lead Mike down a road of danger and suspense.The ultimate fate of the Portuguese Merchant leads to revelations of how he himself fits in to it all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508555540
• ISBN13: 9781508555544
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"