New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised thriller set in an unidentified "troubled Central American republic, where Martin Springer, a U.S. volunteer doctor, faces execution. His "crime" - having witnessed a bloody massacre. His wife, Katherine, tries to save him, but she too is arrested. Her crime? Resisting the advances of Senor Vaca, the sadistic head of the secret police. Springer must escape from his cell, rescue his wife and kill her tormentors. But to do that he needs the help of a very special woman - Vaca's gorgeous young daughter." Cover praise from David Morrell, Bill Granger, Dean Ing, and more. 284 pp. ISBN: 0-312851650.