A novel of americans drawn into the maelstrom of a small central American country on the brink of revolution. The country is tecan, an ancient, complex society now swarming with homegrown terrorists, revolutionaries and ...A novel of americans drawn into the maelstrom of a small central American country on the brink of revolution. The country is tecan, an ancient, complex society now swarming with homegrown terrorists, revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries, as well as spooks and intriguers from abroad.