Independent industrial researcher, Thomas Aquinas Malone has only one thing on his mind: To attend the ultra exclusive Beacon Hill auction and take ownership of a sperm whale tooth etched by the iconic 18th century harpooner, Henry Frye. But at the auction, he finds that the tooth is coveted by two other formidable rivals: a beautiful heiress, Suzanne Bartholomew and a mysterious German who wins the tooth robbing Malone of his prize. Undaunted by the loss, Malone leaves for Nantucket Island to locate the seller of the Frye tooth and discover if another exists. Little does he suspect that his search for the tooth will put his life at risk and he on the path of a new quest: to beat the German to a pirates' horde in treasure and stop the madman from resurrecting the Third Reich.