Two young American women die in a fire in Costa Rica. A male expat is on the run, pursued by an investigator and his local team. The hunters become the hunted when a hired killer joins the chase, raising the stakes to terrifying heights for indigenous people and foreigners alike. A tropical tale of grief, blame, greed, and the price of environmental destruction, The Path of the Tapir is riveting.

From a Caribbean island and the pursuit of a legendary boa constrictor, to the Belizean jungle and a fixation on the demise of the Maya civilization, to the Gulf of Honduras and a journey into ancestor worship, these tropical stories blend and explore history, religion, mythology, travel, mystery, illness, the nature of man, the nature of the beast, obsession, and the lure of discovery.

American photographer Jake Mayfield finds racial trouble and multiple passions on a beautiful Caribbean island. A surprising literary adventure story of sex, war, art, love, travel and survival.