Lose yourself in the steamy tropical world of the New Guinea Rain Forest where the IRA connect with a lonely Sydney detective. The local hotel is where the lives of eight unlikely people intertwine to form a tangled web of intrigue and lies. Four young girls Eilish: a member of the IRA and on the run from British authorities. Rhoda: Daddys little rich girl, forced to leave her life of privilege behind. Maureen: a prostitute whose best friend has just been murdered. Carol: a university student no longer able to bear the weight of her parents expectations. Four men The police inspector: a man whose sexual depravity and lust for power make him a threat to everyone he sets his sights on. Duncan: manager of the hotel, haunted by memories, tortured by his secrets. Bumbu: an old Kanaka, bosboi of the hotel, and a man fiercely loyal to those whom he loves. Mick: the lonely Sydney detective sent in to solve the case when one man disappears. Sexual tension and murder, loyalty and deception are part of the world the girls arrive in. Follow the tale through the homes of the Australian settlers, the native settlements, the police stations and the long lonely roads where the watchers wait.