A Flag for Sunrise is a novel of Americans drawn into the maelstrom of Tecan a small Central American country on the brink of revolution. At a mission on the coast a priest is lapsing into alcoholic mysticism while a young American nun is veering towards commitment to the cause. In a bar in Brooklyn Frank Holliwell is lunching with an old CIA friend who is begging for a favor. On the Tex-Mex border Pablo a Coast Guard deserter loco on speed is about to take a job carrying mysterious contraband to Tecan. As these lives converge as this small crowded world erupts the novel builds to an electrifying climax.
