Missionary David Jordan enters the volatile world of Caracas, Venezuela haunted by his past and recklessly confident about his future. When violence, temptation, and betrayal force his exodus, he seeks refuge in the dangerous Amazon jungle, determined to minister to the natives. But a mysterious stranger has already sought seclusion there, and soon enough, David faces concerns larger than his ministerial ambitions. Who is this man? What is his dark secret?
Suddenly their lives, each previously so self-reliant and driven by pride, collide in a desperate fight (and flight) for survival.
Black Dog Man, with epic scope and taut prose, tells the stories of prodigal fathers and afflicted sons, of the merging of personal and national histories. In an entertaining marriage of genres - suspense thriller and literary novel of ideas - Black Dog Man is about the legacy and the import of sin overcome by the weight and power of grace.