A significant portion of the book details the activities of Marta Sahagún (the First Lady) and her sons, Manuel and Jorge Alberto Bribiesca. Hernández explores how they allegedly benefited from multi-billion peso frauds involving government contracts, particularly with companies like Oceanografía .

The book serves as a critical post-mortem of the Fox administration, which had initially promised a "government of change" after 71 years of single-party rule. Hernández’s investigation focuses on several key areas:

The book touches upon the early security failures that allowed drug cartels to strengthen their grip on the country during this period. Impact and Context

Building on her previous work, La familia presidencial (2005), the author examines allegations of influence peddling and corruption within the first family.