Young John Trenchard lives in Moonfleet, an English village with dark secrets. One day he discovers a hidden crypt below the cemetery where smugglers meet and hide their goods. Here he accidentally finds the skeleton of evil Colonel Mohune, better known as Blackbeard, and a precious clue that could help him find Blackbeard’s treasure… Thrilling adventures with smugglers, the king’s soldiers, a corrupt magistrate, a greedy diamond dealer and others await John in this exciting story set in the eighteenth century.