Devonie Lace gets more than she bargained for when she buys an old equipment trunk from a crafty seaman who salvaged an abandoned dive boat found off the coast of Catalina. Her simple life as a treasure hunter turns into a quagmire of complications that nearly get her killed, as she tries to uncover the mystery behind the items she discovers in the chest.

Her investigation leads her back to the Pacific, where it all began, and the discovery of two deaths ignites a feeding frenzy of police and media speculation. When people around Devonie start to disappear, she must rely on her own cunning to keep one step ahead of the ruthless men who are determined to stop her. Can she solve the mystery before they kill her?