A colourful cast of reckless Colombian rebels, cynical journos and beautiful women play a dangerous game in a tense plot set in the cities and jungles of the South American state.

The married but estranged Hoggardâ?Ts affair with a beautiful Colombian girl, the attempt to shoot video of the publicity-shy guerrilla youth and the world-weary journalistâ?Ts relationships with the rebel leaders and his colleagues gradually draw a picture of two lives â?" the young Americanâ?Ts and the journalistâ?Ts â?" on the edge of disaster in a highly volatile environment.

As Hoggardâ?Ts personal life becomes ever more difficult, he also starts to lose control of his professional objective and the reader begins to understand that both the journalistâ?Ts and the rebelâ?Ts agendas may lead to disaster.