Judge Sorenson’s life is well ordered and predictable until a murderer she has sent to prison escapes and vows to kill her. With her sister Bitsy for company, she runs to Mexico, the home of her ancestors, the land of lush gardens and starry skies, of brilliant sunsets and tropical beaches. But instead of a refuge from danger, the two sisters walk right into Mexico’s unending revolution. Before they realize what’s happened, they have been befriended, betrayed and sent on a journey of self-discovery that takes them into the darkest reaches of Mexico’s tumultuous history.