Author Ryan Dacko pictured here with Robert Shaw's son Ian publishes his new book titled 'The Book of Quint', a historical fiction novel serving as the prequel to the novel Jaws. It details the history of Quint, the shark hunter played by Robert Shaw. The novel shows his surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 and the events that bring him to Amity Island leading up to Jaws, which takes place in 1974. The Book of Quint carries an overall theme of how veterans and survivors of tragedy dealt with post-traumatic stress disorders during a time when society wasn't open to talk on.


Author Ryan Dacko pictured here with Robert Shaw's son Ian publishes his new book titled 'The Book of Quint', a historical fiction novel serving as the prequel to the movie Jaws. It details the history of Quint, the shark hunter played by Robert Shaw. The novel shows his surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 and the events that bring him to Amity Island leading up to Jaws, which takes place in 1974. The Book of Quint carries an overall theme of how veterans and survivors of tragedy dealt with post-traumatic stress disorders during a time when society wasn't allowed to talk about it.


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