'What if I don't want to go back to a life of storms and soggy sea biscuits?' saidCaptain Blunderfuss. 'What if I'd rather stay here and search fortreasure instead?'

When a pair of unruly fictional pirates escape out of their book into VictorianLondon, 11-year-old Odelia Hardluck-Smythe's lonely life is turned upsidedown. Captain Blunderfuss and Cook are rude, dangerous and obsessed withmarzipan fruits, but they could be the answer to all her prayers. Pirates meantreasure and poor, fatherless Odelia could really do with some of that.Unfortunately, there's more to 'treasure' than buried chests of rubies anddiamonds, as Odelia's about to discover the hard way. A fast-paced, rip-roaring Victorian adventure with twists and turns galore!