Seventeen-year-old Vinyl Routledge has spent his life believing his father, Big John, was long dead. Raised in Miami by his mother, his world shatters when she reveals a shocking truth on her deathbed: Big John is alive and living near the Outer Banks. Determined to uncover the truth, Vinyl sets off for the OBX, unknowingly stepping into the middle of a world divided between Pogues and Kooks, treasure hunts, and deadly rivalries.
As he navigates this unfamiliar territory, Vinyl discovers he has a half-brother, John B, who is caught up in his own search for their father and the legendary Royal Merchant gold. Thrust into the high-stakes adventure of the Pogues, Vinyl must prove himself while unraveling his own past.
But with danger lurking at every turn, family secrets threatening to resurface, and alliances being tested, Vinyl's arrival could either reunite his broken family-or tear it apart for good.