‘Puts some of the balls back into serious English fiction’ GILES COREN, THE TIMES ‘Whisky-soaked, guttural, stinking and funny' EVIE WYLD, OBSERVER ‘Thrilling, brutal, poetic, literary and irresistible, one of the 21st century’s first great 20th-century American novels' LOUISA YOUNG Before there was Jaws, there was… QUINT You already know the end of his story: now find out where it all began.Quint: the taciturn and grizzled sea captain who survived the shark-ridden sinking of the USS Indianapolis, only to meet his maker in the maw of a Great White at the end of JAWS. So much more than a fisherman – a survivor, a fighter, a man who has left three wives in his wake.In this vivid and utterly compelling masterpiece, Robert Lautner reimagines the life of a truly iconic character. ‘Excellent… a profound portrait of a life dislocated by war and violence’ THE TIMES, Best Summer Reads ‘If Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea was doused in whiskey and strained through the gills of a tiger shark, it would not sound dissimilar… one of this year’s literary miracles' IRISH INDEPENDENT In this thrilling adventure, Lautner takes us on a journey through Quint's life, from his coming of age to his action-packed encounters in the shark-infested waters. The suspense is palpable as we delve into the historical context of his life, his roles as a father, husband, and boyfriend, and the stories that shaped him.For fans of David Mccloskey (The Seventh Floor), Attica Locke (Black Water Rising), Rachel Kushner (The Mars Room), Colm Tóibín (Long Island), and Paul Auster (Baumgartner).HarperCollins 2024
