When the English Royal Society of Scientific Research and Global Exploration announces a new award to honor breakthroughs in science, turn-of-the-century inventor and world explorer Thaddeaus Shockpocket sets out to win the Victoria Medal by proving the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. What stars out as a simple task (after all, Thaddeaus and his twelve-year-old daughter Tweak spotted Nessie just one year prior when the serpent sank their seaplane) turns into a calamitous chain of events involving monsters, family mysteries, shady characters and more of Thaddeaus' unique inventions including a misfiring Chemo electric Plasma elephant Stun Gun. So, put on a pot of tea, open a tin of biscuits, and begin reading. Just be careful not to snort any tea out your nose as you laugh at the latest misadventures of Thaddeaus Shockpocket.