In the Central American country of Tecan, Americans, terrorists, revolutionaries, counter-revolutionaries, imported agents, and common men and women become involved in a maelstrom of upheaval, terror, and destruction
Frank Holliwell, formerly employed by the C.I.A., is lecturing at a Central American university. He is approached by a former colleague to investigate goings-on in nearby Tecan. Holliwell, while reluctant, is curious and agrees to go. The site is a mission run by the elderly Father Egan and the idealistic Sister Justin. The mission is about to be closed down. In need of a purpose for her life, Sister Justin offers the mission as a rebel sanctuary. Once Holliwell arrives there, however, he is caught up in revolution, torture, and horror.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: Literary, General, Conflicts + Dualities, Legal + Courtroom + Crime, Religion + Beliefs, War + Military, Society + Social Issues, Human Qualities + Behavior, Politics
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Edition: Reissue
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: March 1, 1992
- Date Published: March 1, 1992
- Author: Robert Stone