Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives: Revenge of the Ghost Ship

A ghost ship is haunting the Seventy Seas in a spinetingling new case for the pirate detectives - spot the clues and don't laugh too hard as you race to uncover the truth behind the ghostly sightings!

Buck & Ears are running out of money. They need a new case – fast! When they discover the legendary theatre critic, Mr Gator, frozen stiff in a rowing boat on the Jelly Sea, they set out to discover who's responsible. But Mr Gator has many enemies. Is this down to a disgruntled opera singer … or has the legend of the ghost ship, The Flying Phantom, come true?

Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut series, The Uncommoners, was an international bestseller. She is also the author of Agents of the Wild, a wildlife-rescue series for younger readers, the gaming and time travel duology Wonderscape and Legendarium, and the Magicalia series – thrilling science-packed fantasy starring magical creatures conjured from emotions. Find out more about Jennifer at jennifer-bell-author.com or say hello on Instagram @JenBellAuthor.

Sarah Horne learnt to draw whilst trying to explain her reasoning for an elaborate haircut at the age of nine. An illustrator for 24 years, she started her illustration career working freelance for newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday and Print Week. She also worked on commissions for advertising clients such as Nike, IKEA and Kew Gardens. In 2010, Sarah published Paws, Claws and Frilly Drawers and Tantrums and Tiaras, her first author-illustrator young fiction titles with Stripes. She has illustrated over 100 books, and in 2023 was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Awards. She loves to include detail and extra visual narratives in her work. When not at her desk, Sarah loves running, painting, photography, cooking, film and a good stomp up a hill.