En este libro vemos cómo los protagonistas se conocen y traban amistad. Se van de vacaciones con los tíos de Jorge y Dolly a la costa y van en barco a una extraña isla de la cual el criado de los tíos de Jorge, Jo-Jo, dice que es una isla maldita y lóbrega.

Pretty much everyone in the story is disagreeable in one way or another, which makes it a rather difficult read.

A fairly straightforward tale in the classic British schoolchildren style - parents gone or distant, relatives and caregivers not particularly engaged, mysterious ramshackle house, secret passage.

Unabridged audiobook read by Thomas Judd:
Thomas Judd is a good reader, with good voices for the characters. ( )

The very first of the Adventure series begin when Philip meets Jack and his sister Lucy-Ann at summer school (not forgetting Kiki the parrot). Jack and Lucy-Ann go back to Phil and Dinah's place in Cornwall where they meet 'Bill Suggs' (who turns out to be the Bill Cunningham from later adventures who eventually marries Jack and Lucy-Ann's mum).

Jo-Jo the black servant is the villain of the piece. He is helping to run an illegal operation on the nearby Island of Doom. The children discover the plot and with derring-do foil the plot with Bill Sugg's (Cunningham's) help. Very good advenure full of night time action and secret tunnels. One of the most enjoyable of the series and sets the tone for the other seven ( )

Super cute children's story, full of adventure :-)
It's the 1940s version of Scooby-Doo ... "If it wasn't for you meddling kids..." which just makes it even more awesome :-)

Adrianne ( )

I LOVED this book when I first read it all those years ago. LOVED! It was my favourite book, back in the day.

I still have my cloth bound HB from back then and I can't see me ever parting with it. ( )