Desperate to uncover the secret of his mother's death, fifteen-year-old Max Gordon, pursued by enemies, travels from the bleakness of Dartmoor to the rainforest of Central America, where the environmental devastation hides a sinister secret.
Anne Joy's sadistic brother Vic, now a modern-day pirate in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Keys, is obsessed with his sister, and he will do whatever it takes to drive Anne's lovers, past and present, away from her -- even murder.
Chronicles the history of the United States' foreign policy toward Central America from 1977 through 1992, and discusses how the policy was affected by the United States involvement in Vietnam.
Examines Argentine activities in Central America from 1977 to 1984, and looks at the history and nature of the Argentine base of operations6 in the United States and the Argentine international links with anti-Communists.