Tidal Trap finds hero Jefferson Parker quickly embroiled in an international chase of global proportions.  When invited to visit his friend at a Naval station in Maine, Parker is recruited to undertake a covert mission.  At first he refuses, but after an attack on the station and the disappearance of his friend, Parker accepts his role.  From the North Atlantic to the Coast of Maine, from Iceland to Spain, Parker and his schooner crew are drawn ever deeper into intrigue and betrayal. 

At stake, the security of America’s submarine force and the lives of countless people.  Behind the obvious conflict arises a secret past for both Parker and Taylor Stephenson, a seemingly innocent bystander.  Not to be so easily pushed aside, there’s Carla Gianni too, who is a crewmember on Parker’s schooner.  She too is very much in love with Jeff and isn’t about to let Taylor walk away with the prize.

Join Parker and the US Navy, as they struggle to find solutions to a third-world rogue submarine, hidden agendas that reside within Congress and the CIA, and environmental issues revolving around dolphins used as weapons.  Through it all, Parker must come to terms with a mission marred by court martial, a crew to lead and protect, and a choice between two women he professes to love.