51 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 2003 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
An enjoyable classic tale of pirates and treasure, though now very dated (no female characters other than someone's mum for example).
I remember as if it were yesterday. Astounded how familiar this was and I first read it about sixty years ago. The apple barrel and the Captain Billy Bones arriving at the Admiral Benbow inn were as vivid as all those years ago. A truly gifted storyteller.
Not a badly written novel, but when everyone has an agenda and secrets, there's very little empathy one can build up. Enjoyable enough though, and by no means a blot on the genre of invisible people.
