A bombing in a tiny village in the war-torn Latin-American country of San DiMarco initiates a string of crimes that are calculated, cold, and brutal. The first elected president in decades has a plan to end the civil war, but some new invisible schemer is bombing children’s hospital wards and murdering judges—with a rocket launcher. Leading the investigation is the President's older brother, Felix Dominguez, the quiet, ultra-paranoid and extremely-legalistic Comisionado de la Agencia Investigaciones de Nacional. Felix has no friends, no hobbies and no interests—just the job and his unwavering, unforgiving principles.
Ari Fortunado is a beautiful, but ruthless, cocaine trafficker who has become legendary for her ability to outsmart the police, and has earned the nickname, "The Spooky Witch of Los Cruces." She, too, has been tasked by her employer with finding out who is responsible for the attacks before their world erupts into a full scale war.