The Alien Detective Agency series of reading books, featuring Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar, are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.

Jack and Wanda receive a distress call from a strange ocean planet, but they do not know that it's really a pirate trap! Will the Alien Detective Agency walk the plank? Jack has a sinking feeling about this!