“Enjoyable… [The characters] are interesting and believable enough to keep readers turning pages to the satisfying conclusion…. Nature enthusiasts will enjoy the setting, but the real focus here is on the action-packed adventure.” ―School Library Journal 

“Set amidst the physical danger of a tropical storm while painting a detailed and realistic portrait of black market trade in endangered wildlife, the twists and turns of Dowd’s latest novel will appeal to young adults who have a special interest in wildlife conservation.”  ―VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

“This is an exciting adventure in which the action never flags, and it conveys some information about endangered species, too.” ―Kliatt 

John Dowd is a true adventurer, as well as a writer and photojournalist. He has worked as a seaman on a Danish freighter out of Libya; taught at New Zealand’s Anakiwa Outward Bound School; paddled from Punta Arenas to Puerto Montt in Chile on assignment for National Geographic; and established himself in the Guinness Book of World Records by leading a 3600 kilometer kayak expedition from Venezuela to Miami along the Caribbean island chain. He is the author of Hogsty Reef and Rare and Endangered. He lives in Canada.