p>From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. The second thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale!

Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side...

Inside is Zheng, who's escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all...

Have you read these exhilarating escapades in the series?

"A gripping maritime adventure" - The Guardian

"Edge-of-seat thrills contrast with the beauty and wildlife of a remote island nation" - BookTrust

"Danger, bravery, cunning and knife-edge tension compete in this thriller" - The Daily Mail

"Perfect for escaping reality and losing yourself in a completely different country and adventure" - Scholastic Book of the Month