Meet schoolboy Chester Bentley, the world's most famous treasure hunter!

The King of Pirates:

It's the 17th century, and in the sleepy fishing village of Newton Ferrers, the young Henry Every is desperate to escape a life of poverty and family strife. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, he flees to Plymouth, to the dark taverns haunted by pirates and press gangs. Forced into a life at sea then lured into piracy, Henry becomes the infamous 'King of Pirates' and discovers a treasure so precious that he goes to extraordinary lengths to secure it.

Still reeling from the excitement of his previous adventure, Chester Bentley arrives at Devon's oldest boarding school and is quickly drawn into another mystery. Who does the ghostly laughter belong to that taunts him late at night? And what secrets lie in the picturesque village that he is led to? Bentley will have to exercise his unique gift for serendipity and survival, as he contends with the school bullies and a sinister stranger, hard on the heels of his exploits.

This mystery will whirl you from the shores and countryside of Devon to the high seas and exotic lands beyond, compelling you to ask yourself: how far would you go to protect 'the greatest treasure in all the world'?

Buy The King of Pirates now to begin an epic page-turning mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end!

About The Chester Bentley Mysteries: Bentley has an almost magical gift for finding famous treasure... with a little help from his friends that is. And with each national treasure that Bentley uncovers, he soon becomes a household name, attracting the attention of a mysterious collector who turns against him. But why? And what is it he knows about Bentley's hidden childhood?

So will Bentley fulfill his destiny and the adventure of a lifetime by locating some of the greatest lost treasures from England's dramatic past? Or will he go on to fail when he learns the truth behind the strange dreams that haunt him and why his opponent is obsessed with stopping him?

The Chester Bentley Mysteries is a page-turning series for curious adventurers age 11+ (and their grown-ups); The Da Vinci Code for kids.

If you are fascinated by clues and riddles and determined not to give up until you solve a mystery, then you're ready to join Chester Bentley, and begin his epic tales of history, mystery and adventure.

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