A Time for Tigers

About the Book

While fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Shandy's landing of a tiger shark lands him and his friend in the thick of a dangerous adventure. Inside the shark is an electronic sensor that emits signals whose origins the United States government is searching for.

After being enticed aboard an oceanographic vessel, the two boys end up imprisoned on a Caribbean island, where they discover and try to stop a deadly nuclear plot against the United States.

About the Author

Robert F. Burgess has spent most of his life writing about adventures above or below the sea. His books about shipwrecks, sharks, treasure diving, and underwater archeology are acclaimed for the author’s ability to put the reader in the middle of the action. An ardent sailor and scuba diver, he and his wife live in northern Florida.

Illustrator Vic Donahue started his artistic career as a newspaper artist in omaha and Chicago and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Donahue turned to serious painting and today is recognized as one of the foremost western artists in the country. He lives in Tuscon, Arizona.