Jaws: The iconic bestseller and Spielberg classic
Jul 2012 · Pan Macmillan
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It's never safe to go back in the water. Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with 20 million copies sold, Peter Benchley's Jaws is the gripping pulp thriller that inspired Steven Spielberg's classic, blockbuster film adaptation.
It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holidaymakers. The first sign of trouble, a warning of what was to come, took the form of a young woman's body – or what was left of it – washed up on the long, white stretch of beach.
A summer of terror has begun . . .
'Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day.' - Daily Express
It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holidaymakers. The first sign of trouble, a warning of what was to come, took the form of a young woman's body – or what was left of it – washed up on the long, white stretch of beach.
A summer of terror has begun . . .
'Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day.' - Daily Express
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4.2
119 reviews
Ellis Quinn
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February 23, 2016
If you are reading this book because it is about a shark. Then do not read it! This book is mainly about sex, and swearing. This book uses strong language such as f#ck or sh#t or b#tch. This book is exciting though, the death scenes are cool and violent. A must read book.
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Ian Harris
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May 31, 2019
Thankfully the screenplay knew what to remove to create a great film. Central chapters drift from the story, I thought I was reading 50 shades of great white!
Richard Lawrence
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September 2, 2014
Jumbled, cluttered and painfully indecipherable at times with an ending that was quite dull. I'm glad i read it but would not be rushing to read it again, however, i would happily watch the film right now!
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About the author
Peter Benchley was born in New York City in 1940, the son of novelist Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of humorist Robert Benchley. He worked as a reporter for The Washington Post, as associate editor of Newsweek and as a speech-writer for the late President Johnson. His stories and articles appeared in numerous magazines, including The New Yorker and National Geographic.
Jaws was his first novel, his previous two books being a story for children and a book based on his trip around the world. Peter Benchley died in 2006.
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