A road trip turns deadly when Miranda Marquette and her future sister-in-law, Kara, find themselves embroiled in a mystery.

On their way from Coyote Lake to New Orleans, they stop to help strangers with a broken-down vehicle in the Arizona desert, only to get arrested for murder. The situation quickly spirals into an ordeal involving multiple dead bodies and a desperate fight to clear their names.

No stranger to trouble, Miranda must navigate a legal battle that dredges up the ghosts of her past. As the trial looms, she must confront demons she thought she had left long behind, while trying to figure out the real killer's identity.

As the past collides with the present, will Miranda finally be able to put her past behind her?