Publisher, BBC Audiobooks American (April 2009)

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"Benchley's novel, while better known as the source material for Steven Spielberg's classic movie, has earned its own stripes as 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. The experience, of course, is markedly different from Spielberg's film, offering shocks less visceral and more contemplative" —Publisher's Weekly

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the bestselling thriller that terrorized beachgoers returns as an audiobook read by stage actor Erik Steele." —Kirkus Review

Jaws is the classic, blockbuster thriller that inspired the three-time Academy Award-winning 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! Jaws was #48 in the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies, and the film earned the coveted #1 spot on the Bravo network's 100 Scariest Movie Moments countdown. This timeless tale of man-eating terror that spawned a movie franchise, two video games, a Universal Studios theme park attraction, and two musicals is finally available on audio for the first time ever.

About the Author: Peter Benchley worked for The Washington Post and Newsweek, and as a speechwriter in the White House. Jaws was his first novel. It was followed by seven other novels, the nonfiction book Shark Trouble, and dozens of magazine articles and television documentaries about the sea. He also worked full-time as a marine conservationist, speaking to audiences around the world. He died in 2006.

About the Performer: Erik Steele is a professional actor living in New York City, where he has worked On and Off Broadway, and in film. He has toured with the prestigious Acting Company, performing Shakespeare and Sheridan in theatres from Atlanta to Anchorage. He holds an M.F. A. in Acting from New York University and a B.A. from Vassar College.