Scorpion in the Sea

About the Author

P.T. Deutermann’s naval career spanned twenty-six years. An Annapolis graduate, Deutermann commanded a gunboat in riverine operations in Vietnam in the early sixties, and subsequently was Captain of a guided missile destroyer and Commodore of a squadron of destroyers. All of his sea service was in cruisers and destroyers; ashore he was a politico-military policy specialist in Washington, completing his service as the chief of an arms control division on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He published one text on naval operations and several professional articles during his career; Scorpion in the Sea was his first work of fiction. He has also published three other novels with St. Martin’s Paperbacks: The Edge of Honor, Official Privilege, and Sweepers.