Abraham's Eagles

In postcolonial America, a treasure is lost; two centuries later, a mysterious gold coin is unearthed.
Abraham is alone in 1795 London after the death of his mother. He is bright, talented, full of ambition, and craves to belong and to be appreciated. But his uncanny ability to make wrong decisions forces him into a whirlwind spiral down a slippery path. Forced to flee his homeland, he ventures across the sea to the new world for a fresh beginning, but his inability to control his overpowering ambition finds him right back on a new, more treacherous odyssey.
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After a perplexing discovery in modern-day Maryland, Ian, his family, and good friends find themselves relentlessly pursued by sadistic operatives. Forced into hiding, the tight-knit band fall into uncharted territory, far outside their element. Will the pressures disintegrate friendships or cement them into unbreakable bonds? Will they find and figure out the mysterious clues? Can they solve a bewildering cypher created centuries ago? Should they involve the authorities to stop the madness, or are the authorities the perpetrators of the madness? They won't know until they turn the table and become the madness themselves.