The clammer Billy, in Long Island's North shore, Huntington Bays, finds a brass ring that promises to change his life, and change happens when he meets Erin, writer and media personality with practically no scruples. Billy is a wood carver on the side, and the statue he creates after Erin, he names Jinx. The story has a lot of political overtones and detailed site and action descriptions. The characters are well developed and the pace increases as the story progresses. A moral argument is alluded to, and the story ends on a high note to the reader's satisfaction.