New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., 1933. Hardcover first edition - The author's uncommon third novel. Set against the backdrop of a dictator-ruled republic on the north coast of South America, this is the story of an American engineer who becomes infatuated with an unconventional but beautiful and wealthy woman and is drawn into a revolution. The NY Times called this "a realistic tale with a grimly tragic ending. . [it] challenges the reader with very real and agonizing moral dilemmas." Illustrated title page. 297 pp.