Once
again Jacky Faber, formerly of the Royal Navy and a
wanted pirate, finds herself in the midst of trouble.
Laying low, she makes her way to Boston, where she
renews her acquaintance with trusted friends. She also
resumes her studies at the Lawson Peabody School for
Young Girls. Ezra Pickering, Esquire, her lawyer,
oversees her finances and makes certain that
correspondence for and from Jamie Fletcher, her true
love, gets through. While she tries to settle into a
sedate life with her fellow schoolmates, Jacky can’t
forget the horrors she witnessed at the Battle of
Trafalgar. Her wounded mates’ screams plague her dreams,
and sometimes she falls into deep bouts of despair. When
Higgins, her former valet, arrives at the school, she
finally feels less lost.
Mistress
Pimm, the Headmistress, also finds Higgins an essential
addition to her staff. She arranges for the girls to go
on a picnic and field trip to a nearby island. The day
of the affair, however, Higgins and Pimm mysteriously
fall ill, but Jacky doesn’t realize the adults are
missing until they reach the island. The day doesn’t
quite go as planned. The dandy who arranged the field
trip turns out to work for slavers, and the girls find
themselves locked in the dark, rat-infested hold of a
slave ship. Their destination? The slave markets of
North Africa. Ever resourceful, Jacky keeps her wits
about her and soon formulates a plan. She requires,
however, the assistance of her nemesis and fellow
classmate, Clarissa. If they can set aside their
differences and work together, the girls just might have
a chance to escape.
This
fourth installment in the Bloody Jack Adventure series
for teenagers is a rousing story laced with old friends,
intrigue, despair, teamwork, and hope. Now sixteen,
Jacky has matured into a young lady with a head on her
shoulders. If not for her many escapades and escapes,
the girls might well find themselves sold into slavery.
As she combines ingenuity and knowledge with the skills
each girl has, Jacky learns that everyone has worth and
sometimes even enemies can be friends. Another
excellent, albeit particularly peculiar, tale about
Jacky that will astound readers and make them cheer for
the underdog!
Pirates and
Privateers
