Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome (Paperback, 2001)

Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dick and Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat, who appears to be a rival prospector and who's certainly a spy - how can they keep working without him discovering what they've found?

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Fox
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 Sept. 2001
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9780099427193
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 11 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 2.41 x 19.69 cm
Book 6 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Swallows and Amazons