After the Klopt’s square their debt with pirate ghost Jacques Mignard, they are left with a new crew member, Cosette, and a debt owed to a sea witch, Volange that brings them to Scotland. Pirate ghost François l’Olonnais, always with a watchful eye over Tommy, decides to lend the family a hand for their next quest. He enlists the help of a Scottish pirate ghost, Captain Red Boots. Working in a time crunch, with two new crew members that don’t see eye to eye, and avoiding Volange’s powerful brother who wants to stop them, the Klopt family is in for more than their share of rough seas. Will Tommy save the day again or has he finally met his match?

T.W. Kirchner likes to write action-packed books that inspire children to read--especially boys. The Pirates Off series have male protagonists as does the YA supernatural/horror Dagger & Brimstone: Town from Hell. The Troubled Souls of Goldie Rich series features many supporting male characters who join in to help the main protagonist Goldie fight against the evil Bokor and his zombies.