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. Now with an exclusive foreword from the author’s wife, renowned ocean conservation advocate Wendy Benchley.

It''s never safe to go back in the water . . .

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

This edition features bonus content from Peter Benchley’s archives, including the manuscript’s original typed title page, a brainstorming list of possible titles, a letter from Benchley to film producer David Brown with candid feedback on the movie adaptation, and excerpts from Benchley’s book Shark Trouble, highlighting his firsthand account of writing Jaws, selling it to Universal Studios, and working with Steven Spielberg.