Will's brother Marty is always playing practical jokes. But when he tells the bloodcurdling story of the cutthroat pirate Captain Crow, Will is terrified. Is it another one of Marty's tricks, or could Captain Crow's ghost really be out to get him?

Spooky, funny fiction - brilliant for boys and girls aged 7-9. Now available in paperback!

Fabulous, witty illustrations by Tony Ross throughout.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Robert Dunbar said of Eoin Colfer's first novel, BENNY AND OMAR (an instant number one bestseller in Ireland), "A wonderful book, absolutely hilarious. "