It was a lethal mix. Passion, lust and greed, shaken together like an icy Marguerita...just another ordinary day along Miami's South Beach. A drifter looking for the big score. A dive shop teetering on the brink of financial ruin. A man capable of doing anything for the woman he loved, even murder. A beautiful woman desperate to fulfill her dying father's last wish. And a fortune in emeralds buried deep beneath the waves of the Caribbean.

It is said that dead men tell no tales, but sometimes they leave behind dirty little secrets...treasure maps that lure the gullible and the greedy with dreams of untold wealth for those daring enough to claim it. Blinded by visions of lost emeralds, the ill-fated crew of the Shallow Dreams casts off. Soon, though, they find themselves stranded in troubled waters...on a journey from which there is no escape. The crew's camaraderie quickly disintegrates as their suspicions and fears turn friends into bitter opponents. Who will emerge with the loot? And at what cost? As the old adage says, be careful what you wish for.

This riveting story doesn't let up, as events move inexorably toward a powerful surprise ending.