Escaping even further from the grim daily reality of German-occupied Europe, Herge takes Tintin and Snowy on a South Seas treasure hunt in a two-book set that starts in 1942 with Secret of the Unicorn. An old model sailing ship leads Captain Haddock to the diary of his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, and a story of pirates and lost treasure. Helped by their detective friends Thomson and Thompson, Tintin, Snowy, the Captain set out to uncover the secret of the Unicorn. The hunt continues in the second book...Red Rackham's Treasure.