A young clergyman, Christopher Syn, loses his wife to a seducer. He embarks on a quest of vengeance, taking on the identity of the pirate Captain Clegg to hunt them down over the course of many years.

Third in the series of Doctor Syn novels. Syn, who has tired of piracy, tries to settle down as the vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in Kent, England. Syn's attempt to live an obscure life fails when he is drawn into the local smuggling trade.

The sixth book in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike, in which the doctor travels to Wales to compete with another smuggler.

Doctor Syn continues his adventures as the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, foiling all attempts to catch him and to break up the Dymchurch smugglers.

Syn, in his guise as the Scarecrow, outwits the king's agents and tries to keep his band of Dymchurch smugglers out of prison. "A likable rascal with much courage and a pretty wit," according to the Western Mail, "his escapades make enthralling reading."

An expanded version of Doctor Syn Returns, retitled The Scarecrow Rides, published 1935. Third in the series of Doctor Syn novels. Syn, who has tired of piracy, tries to settle down as the vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in Kent, England. Syn's attempt to live an obscure life fails when he is drawn into the local smuggling trade.