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Get hooked by this action - packed adventure from Rosanne Hawke - now back in print! Joel Billings wants a father more than anything. But should he be careful what he wishes for? Twelve - year - old Joel hasn't had it easy - the school bully picks on him and his parents abandoned him long ago. He lives with his over - protective gran, who won't even let him enter a fishing competition. Joel reckons having a dad would solve all his problems, so he advertises for one in the newspaper. When a tattooed, long - haired biker named Dev Eagle answers the ad, Joel's world is turned upside down. But Dev is not the only new stranger in town - someone from Joel's past is back to haunt him. This ripping book is the first in a trilogy for middle - reader boys, which continues with Sailmaker and Killer Ute.
Be blown away by this action - packed mystery from Rosanne Hawke - now back in print! With his criminal biological father back in jail, Joel thinks all his troubles are behind him. He's looking forward to the future with his biker foster dad, Dev. But Joel runs into trouble when he and his best friend, Mei, discover that the island lighthouse is haunted. Strange noises in the night, unexplained footprints - Joel reckons there's got to be a logical explanation. But he soon realises that solving the mystery will be far more terrifying and dangerous than a ghost. This haunting tale is the second in a trilogy for middle - reader boys, which began with The Keeper and ends with Killer Ute.
