A golden coin, a missing man, and a hidden evil ready to explode.
When ex-homicide detective Mad Dog Cotton lands on the island of St. Croix, he thinks he’s left crime behind. But when Betsy Rourk’s husband vanishes after a supposedly routine dive, Mad Dog’s skill for finding lost things is tested. Betsy offers an irresistible fee—a single, glimmering pirate gold piece from a 400-year-old treasure—to lure Mad Dog into action.
What begins as a search for a missing man quickly spirals into a mystery spanning centuries, with the twisted forces of greed, lust, and insanity looming over his every step. As chaos erupts, Mad Dog’s own past threatens to collide with an ancient curse.
Can he unravel the mystery, or will paradise itself go up in flames?
