SetduringtheBlitzin1940sLondon.AfterwritingtwelvePoirotnovelsinsixyears,AgathaChristieshouldbearichwoman.Insteadshe’sstrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Asthemoneyrunsout,Agathaconcoctsaplantokilloffhermostfamouscreationandsellthemanuscripttoasuperfan.WhenAgatha’swould-be-buyersuffersaheartattack,itseemsunfortunatebutbenign.Whenhermanuscriptisstolen,awiderconspiracybeginstotakeshape.Asthebombsfallandsheinvestigates,thedangerofhersituationbecomesapparent;Agathaherselfisthekiller’snexttarget.

　　Mary来到一间加油站求职，她坦言自己因放火烧自己的男友而坐过牢，而事实上他的男友是个曾杀死过35个女人的连环杀人狂。在Mary上班的第一个夜晚，就又有新的受害者出现了。

　　Bulletprooffollowstwocops,BishopandPike,astheychasedownhardenedcriminalsinLondon'sEastEnd.OnthesurfaceBishopandPikehavealotincommontheyarecool,smart,unapologeticallystreet-wiseandtough;theyshareadeep,fraternalrelationship-andarealwaysthereforeachother.However,theycomefromverydifferentbackgroundsandtheirpersonalmotivationsandemotionallivesoutsidethepoliceforcedifferasaresult:Pikeisanaspirationalfamilyman,thesonofadecoratedpoliceofficerwho'sdeterminedtofollowinhisfather'sfootsteps,butnotbeinhisshadow.Bishopgrewupincarehomesandonthestreets,andneverknewhisfather.DespitethesedifferencesBishopandPikearebondedbythesamemoralcodeandworkbrilliantlywelltogetherevenwhenthechemistrybetweenthemlookssettoexplode.

　　该片为1974年的经典恐怖片《德州电锯杀人狂》的前传电影。影片讲述四个精神病犯人从精神病院逃出，并绑架了一名年轻的护士，他们一起踏上了血腥残酷的旅程。追在他们身后的，是一对精神错乱的德州骑警。

根据80年代的电子游戏"它来自沙漠"改编，向1950年代致敬。本片的特色是沙漠、摩托车英雄和女英雄、沙漠中的派对、秘密地下军事基地......当然还有巨型蚂蚁。