AN EXCITING HOLIDAY ADVENTURE

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Zoe and Thomas are holidaying with their mother on board a Spanish yacht in the Mediterranean.

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Little do they know that when the adults are suddenly called away they will be plunged into a terrifying adventure at sea.

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Chased by gangsters their prospects look grim, however help suddenly appears when Zoe's best friend, Nicola shows up to give them a hand.

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Together with Pedro, the yacht owner's son the four teenagers escape from a night anchorage slipping out with searchlights sweeping the dark sea for them.

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Back onshore it turns out that Mum's new boyfriend is a lovable rogue, but why are the police so keen to find him? And why are there gangsters following them?

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All becomes clear in an explosive finale.

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About the Author

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William Mills enjoys writing adventure stories for children and adults alike. His books have a nautical theme as he is keen yachtsman. He also writes articles for yachting magazines and lives beside the sea in the UK.

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Pirates Deep is the second book in the Press Ganged series and follows the holiday adventures of Mrs Angela English and her two children, Zoe, 14 and Thomas, 12

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The Black Pig is the first book in the Press Ganged series.

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Other titles by William:

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• Snappy the Shark 1
• Snappy the Shark 2
• Snappy and the Brighton Eco Warriors

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Praise for Snappy the Shark

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“A wonderful marine tale… delightfully quirky.” - Andrew M Collins

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Excerpt

The cave’s floor was flat and formed of compacted earth.

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“I’m ringing my mum,” announced Pedro pulling out his mobile and pressing it to his ear. Yet the resolute expression on his face slipped back to uncertainty.

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“There is no signal,” he admitted.

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“Look! Other people have been here before,” exclaimed Thomas pointing to an empty water bottle and some other rubbish lying around.

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“It pongs in here,” said Pedro wrinkling up his nose.

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Thomas shone the torch on his mobile around the back of the cave.

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The boys looked at one and another. They had both seen that the cave ran deeper into the hillside.

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“Shall we explore and see how far we get?” suggested Thomas.

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Pedro shrugged his shoulders and didn’t say anything.

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At the back of the cave, there was an opening which the boys nervously investigated. It was definitely a passage!

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Thomas felt his stomach contract as he realised the ceiling had been worked with chisels. This was man made! Confirmation came when he stumbled over some rough steps leading upwards.

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He looked back at Pedro. The other boy’s eyes gleamed in the faint torchlight. Pedro was excited as he was.

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They continued and soon came to a junction with a much larger tunnel with brick walls and a hard floor. Now they were able to stand up fully and walk swiftly along.

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In the distance, there was a glimmer of light. But where were they going to come out?

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Pedro had taken the lead when Thomas’ torch had started to dim, and his battery was fully charged.

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“I think we are going to come out somewhere in the Citadel,” he whispered to Thomas.

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Just at that moment, they heard the voices of grown-ups. Both instinctively crouched down and waited to see what would happen.

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Pedro switched off his torch moments before a door, further along, was opened spilling light into the passageway.

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The two boys crept along until they could see around the corner. Two men were sitting at a table drinking coffee. A third was standing by the door just about to leave. He’d turned to speak to the others so he had his back to the boys.

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As the men were speaking in Spanish Thomas couldn’t understand them. But Pedro could.

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Thomas was about to go forward and make their presence known when Pedro suddenly dragged him back putting a hand over his mouth to silence him.

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Thomas couldn’t understand. After all, they hadn’t done anything wrong. They just wanted to get outside and find where they were.

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But Pedro had pushed him down and was waving for him to stay silent. Then Thomas saw what was upsetting the Spanish boy, and his blood ran cold.

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Sticking out of the top of the trousers of the man with his back to them was a handgun.

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Thomas could clearly see the black handle protruding. Both boys slid further back into the shadows.

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The man who was standing shouted ‘goodbye’ to his friends and pulled the door closed behind him, clicking on a small overhead light and walking away from the boys, who were as quiet as mice.

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Thomas and Pedro listened as the sound of the man’s footfall changed. He was running up a flight of stairs. There was a rush of daylight as another door was opened, and was then closed again.

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The boys looked at one and another. After waiting for their eyes to adjust to the gloom once again, they tiptoed forward.

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As they passed the door which was still open a crack, Pedro stopped to listen to the voices talking within.

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Thomas couldn’t understand what they were saying so he tugged on Pedro’s arm.

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“Shhhh!” hissed Pedro.

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“Come on. I want to go,” whispered Thomas back.

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Suddenly the room descended into silence. The boys froze in horror at the sound of a chair being scraped back as someone got up.

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“Run!” cried Pedro.

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