Michael Stuart takes on his first homicide case. The local police Chief in Zamboanga City, the Philippines, requests his help in solving the murder of a powerful plantation owner's son. He quickly finds himself in a tangle with his Peace Corps Supervisor, the expatriate community and the killer. He survives several attempts on his life, only to meet the killer face-to-face. A brief romance with a Minnesota born PC Volunteer provides his only respite before he solves the case.
