In the Coral Sea near Australia, Kira Beaumont has witnessed a crime of Piracy that’s changed her life forever. The 18 year old heir to a giant shipping empire, she now has a dangerous obsession. As newspapers speculate about her disappearance, and tabloid magazines invent gossip about future TV weddings, Captain Kira Beaumont fights a secret crusade a thousand feet under the pacific. Save refugees attacked on the high seas. Modern pirates, murderous and well armed. Secret A reborn combat submarine, bristling with 21st Century technology to fight an ancient evil. Some legends were meant to come true. CBC Notable Book of the Year.

Only a few years from now… The intrepid crew of the rogue submarine Thunderfish face a terrible responsibility. Cornered by the navy after a campaign against illegal whalers, Captain Kira Beaumont has been forced to accept a dangerous secret mission, turning her military-trained crew and hi-tech sub into pawns in a volatile international drama. And the stakes are high: to rescue a crucial diplomat and prevent war, something even greater must be risked… our world’s pollution-sick lungs themselves - the oceans! Short listed for the Ned Kelly Award (recognizing quality Australian Crime Fiction) Reviews: ‘…this fast-paced action novel is well-constructed with characters who are now developing into real people…Simon Higgins acknowledges the help of a retired Royal Navy submarine engineer…’