Tom Sawyer is a respectable boy living in a small village on the banks of the Mississippi. Huck Finn is an abandoned ragamuffin who loves his freedom. What better playmate could Tom want? One night, the innocent games with pirates and corsairs turn serious when the children witness a murder in the cemetery. Will the murderer kill them too if they tell the truth? What should they do? The children decide to search for the treasure. What dangers do they have to face? Who else will they put in danger? Will they have the courage and determination to escape from the dark caves, cross the majestic Mississippi, and defeat the 'bad guys'? Will they find what they are looking for? [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]