Jaws

'A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror...that still makes us tingle.'

'A super-thriller! If you have any imagination at all, the book will give you the shivers.'

'Relentless terror.'

'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.'

'Benchley keeps it moving, fulfills all expectations...Jaws is lean, all sinew, everything directed toward a climax that is implanted on the retina from the very first sentence.'

'Narrator Erik Steele delivers a solid performance that brings new layers to the familiar characters of Hooper and Brody. Steele's delivery has the characters speaking in a natural yet subtly terrified tone that seems to grant listeners access to the tale in a new way. Ultimately, the story is still as thrilling as ever...Erik Steele's performance heightens the tension, thereby increasing the payoff at the conclusion.'

'An eminently successful combination of adventure story and moral fable...The narrative is tense and absorbing, the characterization excellent, and the climactic shark hunt as exciting a sea story as one could want.'

'A small gem of suspense fiction...Erik Steele, a theater and film actor, chomps into Benchley's raw prose with appetite, enjoying every bite of gore and social observation. Making ample use of well-placed pauses and silences, Steele amplifies not only the suspense but Benchley's surprisingly well-honed characterizations.'

'Benchley's writing is lean and efficient--this is his first novel, and also by far his best--and the story is a solid mixture of small-town politics, mystery, and outright terror.'

'Steele's reading makes this classic beast-tale new again.'