The storied pearl beds of La Paz were long thought destroyed until a local fisherman discovers a handful of rare, red-tinged pearls and one extraordinary, enormous pear-shaped specimen. But when the pearls are swept away from the fisherman in a storm and stumbled upon by a vacationing American couple, it could mean big bucks. Enter dashing billionaire and beloved expatriate Atticus Fish. When he learns about the pearls, he knows he'd better intervene...