Böcker av Tom Gnagey

An action/adventure story for nine- to fifteen-year-old readers.It was summer. The year was 1777. The three-masted ship that almost 13-year-old Zane Miller and his parents were sailing south across the Caribbean Sea, sank in a storm and Zane found himself the only survivor landing on the beach of a small, deserted island. Taking ingenious steps, he manages to survive for several months alone, before making contact with Bartholomew Legend, a pirate who takes him under his wing. A mischievous monkey - Chatter Box - joins the two of them. As their adventures grow, they become close and sail together while fending off other pirates, freeing 100 African men on a slaver boat, capturing a King's ship filled with gold and silver, sink a huge, Portuguese Man-a-War headed to fight George Washington's Army, discover a hidden treasure on an unknown island and, in the end, Zach single-handedly captures the most feared and vicious pirate of all the seven seas. The first book in the series: Bartholomew Legend: The Robin Hood of the Caribbean.

Adults and young adults: The Unspeakable Secret of King's Crossing is a modern-day mystery set in a tiny town in north-central Arkansas. Jack, home from college for the summer, sets out to write the history of his village, which harbors a deep, dark, secret that the townsfolk seem determined to protect. The lives of Jack and his best friend, Mac, are threatened. His best lifelong friend, Jenny, an employee of the local newspaper, assists him, while others look on offering less than their blessing: Jackie, his mother, Mr. Perry, the editor, Mr. Jackson, a former high school teacher, Miss Baker, county records department, and others. The final twist makes it all come clear. If you love a good mystery, substance beyond a story, suspense, excitement, sprinkled with smiles and belly laughs, you are in for a treat. (The author has more than 170 novels to his credit.)