Dimensions
137 x 210 x 14mm
On 4 June 1629, the Dutch vessel "Batavia" struck uncharted rocks off the Western Australian coast. By the time help arrived, over 120 men, women and children had met their deaths - not in the sea but murdered by two fellow survivors, Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom.
In 1986, teenager Steven Messenger discovers gruesome relics from that wreck. Four months later he disappears without a trace. Where is Messenger? Is his disappearance linked to the relics? Someone knows . . . somewhere . . .
Winner of The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year: Older Readers Award.