When Dillon Storm's grandfather invites the gang to a "living memorial service" for himself over in his beloved vacation spot of Vero Beach, Florida, Dillon thinks it's a strange idea. Funerals are for the dead, and his grandfather isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Still, if it's what the old man wants, who is he to turn him down?

When the daughter of Vero Beach's police chief goes missing along the shoreline and a man Dillon believes to be innocent is fingered for foul play, things take a turn.

Now, at odds with local law enforcement - including a mismatched pair of officers who seem as intent on condemning the seemingly innocent man as Dillon is of clearing him - the Naples detective finds himself in a place that makes him very uncomfortable; the wrong side of the law.

Enlisting help from surprising sources, Dillon soon finds a surprising connection to a woman he investigated for a crime years ago, up in Chicago; one of the most enigmatic and dangerous people he's ever known.

Will Dillon be able to convince the Treasure Coast's Finest that he really is on their side, or will he find himself behind bars for obstruction of justice as he digs for the truth in a place where the rest of the world is digging for buried treasure?