The Venturers are going on their annual Christmas holiday camp for a week of surfing, canoeing and pure fun.

But little do they know, the Russian drug Mafiosi have arranged for a mother ship to drop off a cargo of illicit drugs in a wrecked Navy submarine near the boys' campsite.

Stumbling upon the illegal manifest, the Russians take the Venturers prisoners and make plans to dispose of their bodies.

It's now up to the most unlikely of them, Scott Morrow, to escape their clutches and save the Venturers from certain death.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Christopher J. Holcroft is the author of six books. His background is in communications, media training, complex public information planning and implementation, and journalism.

Christopher was an active member of the Army Reserve for more than 43 years. His deployments have included Bougainville (1999), East Timor (2001), and Iraq (2006). He is now a Commander in the Australian Navy Cadets.

For more than thirty years, Christopher has been involved in scouting, including Venturer Scout Units in both Victoria and NSW. Christopher was presented the Silver Wattle Award by Scouts Australia in August 2008 for his outstanding service to Scouting. He was later awarded the Silver Koala in 2016 for his distinguished service.

Christopher holds a Masters degree in Organisational Communication from Charles Sturt University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Technology, Sydney, where he majored in Journalism and Communications Technology. He is also a Justice of the Peace.