In May 2001, a group of 26 men embarked on a harrowing journey to cross the Mexican border into the scorching desert of southern Arizona, braving the treacherous Devil's Highway. Luis Alberto Urrea chronicles their perilous trek, unveiling the human stories behind the struggle for a better life and the unyielding desert that claimed the lives of 14 of them. Urrea weaves a narrative of hope and betrayal, where dreams clash with reality and a quest for survival turns into a confrontation with death.