THE SEARCH FOR STOLEN JEWELRY TURNS TO MURDER ON HAMPTON BEACH.Menace looms as Dan Marlowe hunts for his girlfriend's stolen jewelry only to find himself on the hook for murdering the thief. Dan enlists the help of friends and a beautiful beach junkie in the struggle to clear his name.Thwarted and threatened at every turn, Dan zeroes in on a pawnshop that deals in more than hocked items. The business conceals a dangerous secret-a seacoast crime ring run by crooked cops and hoods who will stop at nothing to keep from being discovered. That includes adding Dan Marlowe's body to the marshy graveyard on the dark side of Hampton Beach.It was never going to be easy for Dan to battle this gang and prove his innocence. But he makes it much harder! Spending time with a beautiful drug abuser is all Dan needs to fall off the cocaine wagon. Now Dan needs to also battle his worst enemy-himself.