THE AUTHOR
GARY BONNEAU SPENT NINE YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY SUBMARINE FORCE, WHERE HE LEARNED THAT SILENCE IN A CONTROL ROOM IS RARELY EMPTY. IT USUALLY MEANS SOMEONE HAS SEEN SOMETHING THE REST OF THE ROOM HAS NOT YET UNDERSTOOD.
AFTER THE NAVY, HE SPENT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS IN CORPORATE OPERATIONS, TEN YEARS IN SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND EIGHT YEARS AS A DRONE PILOT. EACH FIELD TAUGHT HIM THE SAME LESSON IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE: WHEN THE PICTURE IS INCOMPLETE, JUDGMENT MATTERS MORE THAN CERTAINTY.
HIS DEBUT NOVEL, THE ROTTERDAM VARIANT, INTRODUCES SARAH REEVES, COMMANDING OFFICER OF USS WAHOO, A VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE DRAWN INTO A CRISIS WHERE SONAR SAYS A WARSHIP IS REAL, RADAR SAYS THE WATER IS EMPTY, AND ONE WRONG DECISION COULD START THE NEXT WAR.
THE SARAH REEVES SERIES FOLLOWS REEVES FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TO WASHINGTON, FROM ACOUSTIC DECEPTION TO AUTONOMOUS WARFARE, AND INTO A CLASSIFIED BATTLESPACE WHERE THE ENEMY'S FIRST MOVE IS NOT TO FIRE — BUT TO MAKE THE OCEAN LIE.