A mysterious bottle with a deadly message is at the center of this pirate story that finds Peter, Monk, and Captain Paul unknowingly in grave danger. The evil Captain Darfous Warner has his sights set on Captain Paul, and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.
Twelve-year-old Peter Nichols steps out of the modern world and right into the middle of this fun, funny pirate story that has him struggling with right and wrong and the meaning of friendship and family. After a week filled with strange dreams, missing friends, and menacing pirates, Peter's struggle to do the right thing comes to a head as he puts his best friend Monk in danger of becoming a casualty of Captain Warner's deadly plot.