About the book: 2004 / The famous writer Ian Lawrence can rightfully be considered a citizen of the sea: a significant part of his life is spent on long journeys across the seas. This is probably why his books, written in the spirit of the immortal “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson, are so fascinating and reliable. A terrible storm overtook the trading schooner “Sky Island” off the coast of Great Britain. Seeing the flashing light of the lighthouse, the crew sent the ship in distress to the shore, but instead of a saving harbor, deadly rocks awaited it. The schooner was lost, and of the entire crew, only fourteen-year-old John Spencer survived. But the miraculous rescue from the sea waves was only the beginning of his deadly adventures, because now John became the only witness to the crime of a gang of coastal robbers who deceived passing ships into luring them onto sharp rocks in order to profit from rich loot..