I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, 13th in the Lone Pine series, but rather different from the other books. This is a thriller-adventure where the Morton family feature, but none of the other Lone Piners. It's set on the East Coast of England in a firm geographical and historical context, and is the story of a missing father, and some stolen paintings.

I found myself quickly caught up in the story, not minding at all that a lot of the book is written from adult rather than teenage perspective. I didn't appreciate that as a teen - and didn't, anyway, have the full GGBP edition then - but reading it over the past couple of days, I liked it considerably better than I had expected. As I had totally forgotten the plot, it was like reading a new book.

Recommended for adults and teens, so long as you don't mind the lack of most of the Lone Piners.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2022/01/sea-witch-comes-home-by-malcolm-sav... ( )

One of Malcolm Saville’s lone pine series of books and one of the best. It was the works of Malcolm Saville that made me as a teenager in the early 60’s buy a motorbike and go find England for my self ( )