The Marsden family are deep in debt and in danger of losing their home, Marsden Manor. Sir James Marsden sets sail for London to sell a cargo of coal to save the family fortunes, taking Will Marsden and Meg the serving girl along. But someone seems to be out to get them ...When Sir James recounts his adventures sailing the Pacific with Sir Francis Drake, Will and Meg work out a plan of action. Pirates, spies and sea captains feature in Terry Deary's tale of suspense set in Tudor times.

 

This book features in the following series: Tudor Chronicles, Tudor Terror .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Children's Group .

The author of over 115 books, including the top selling Horrible Histories series, Terry Deary is one of the most successful children's writers today. He sells one million books a year and is the most borrowed British author in school libraries.