Jaws

Jaws
ISBN-10
0330243829
ISBN-13
9780330243827
Series
Jaws
Category
English fiction
Pages
340
Language
English
Published
1975
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Author
Peter Benchley

Description

The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!

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