Missee Lee is the tenth book of the Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1941. This is considered one of the metafictional books of the series, and is subtitled as "based on information provided by the Swallows and Amazons". It is set in the 1930s, in the South China Sea and the China coast. No specific time is given, though the story was most likely told in the winter of 1931-1932 (see notes, below). The Swallows and Amazons are on a round the world trip with Captain Flint aboard the schooner Wild Cat. After the Wild Cat sinks, they escape in the Swallow and Amazon and end up in the lair of the Three Island pirates where they are held prisoner by Miss Lee, the leader of the pirates.