White Shark

by Peter Benchley

1995

Status

Available

Publication

St. Martin's Paperbacks (1995), 340 pages

Description

At a small marine institute off the coast of Connecticut, only marine biologist Simon Chase realizes that a sixteen-foot pregnant Great White is feeding in the area. But even Simon doesn't know that a far deadlier creature is about to come out of the deep and threaten everything he cares for. A creature whose malevolence is unthinkable. Whose need to feed is insatiable. And whose relentless hunt for prey is unstoppable. Nearly twenty-five years after his huge bestseller "Jaws, "the master of the deep has done it again, letting loose a chilling new predator that only he could create. Drawing on his singular knowledge of the sea, science, and history, Peter Benchley masterfully spins a suspense-filled novel that hits you on a primal level, makes your heart pound, and leaves your blood running cold.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member hippietrail
I came across this after surprising myself by really enjoying Jaws. But this is just pulp horror for people who like the genre I suppose.
LibraryThing member Oogod
What can I say Benchley knows his sharks…see Jaws. Give it a WWII German experiment gone bad twist and you have a nice little read.
LibraryThing member SweetAmber
I actually really enjoyed this book. The title is misleading a little bit. It was a little surprising what kind of creature the "villian" was. It is similar to Jaws, but Benchley always has so many marine factoids in his stories, I don't care. Is that a bad thing? I guess it depends on how much you
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like him.
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LibraryThing member TicoCharlie
About what I expected. A way to past time or waste time.
LibraryThing member Bridgey
White Shark - Peter Benchley ****

A nazi experiment, put together during the war falls to the bottom of the sea. Decades later it is found.... and all hell breaks loose.

Benchley follows the Jaws/Beast theme with a sci fi twist.

As usual with his work the pages fly by. My only problem with the book
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was that parts were very in your face regarding how man is destroying the natural world. Often going off on a tangent for no particular reason.

I believe Benchley may have been seriously ill and at the end of his life, maybe he just wanted to use this novel to get a point across....

Expect numerous killings and plenty of well researched facts. Def worth a read, but try Beast first.
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LibraryThing member tipsister
White Shark was not at all what I expected! Yes there was a shark but there was . . . something else. It was a great summer read with lots of action, characters to care about, and of course some twists and turns along the way.
LibraryThing member gac53
The book was enjoyable due to Peter Benchley's story telling ability. However, I felt like I was reading a remake of Jaws with a slight science fiction twist.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

340 p.; 4.25 inches

ISBN

0312955731 / 9780312955731

Barcode

1600343
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