The Deep

De: Peter Benchley

Narrado por: Mark Feuerstein

A young couple go to Bermuda on their honeymoon. They dive on the reefs offshore, looking for the wreck of a sunken ship. What they find lures them into a strange and increasingly terrifying encounter with past and present, a struggle for salvage and survival along the floor of the sea, in the deep.©2009 BBC Audiobooks America

Not great.

I think we will all love Peter Benchley for his iconic work, Jaws, for all time. But this is a mediocre story at best, with a very abrupt and unsatisfying ending. For a forward looking back perspective of someone who did not grow up in the 50s/60s this is an interesting look into what would be considered main stream action in the day. I kept thinking the characters would be perfect in an Old Noire Hollywood movie. They were almost laughably stereotypical. The woman especially. Because they lack depth. If you like Benchley, read this for a peek into his mind, you can see glimmers of his fascination with sharks and the sea at large. Other than that, I'd pass. Oh the voice actor did an awesome job.

Good book

I think this was made into the movie “Into the Blue”? Or at least they are similar. Anyway…a good book with good narration. I didn’t care for the ending, as it left too many questions left unanswered. Was there a book 2? I’ll have to check.

A very "Michael Crichton" type story!

I loved this story. I remember the movie starring Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte, and Jacqueline Bisset. I really picture them as the characters in the story...especially Robert Shaw as Romer Treece! The narrator did an outstanding job with the Bermudian and Scottish voices! Great thriller, sea and treasure hunting story!

Great Adventure Tale

The Deep is a fantastic adventure tale, of mystery, scuba diving, treasure hunting, and intrigue. Someone said the story ended abruptly, which is true but very Peter Benchley-esque.

I really did not like the narrator. His Scottish accent sounded like Shrek and his female voice sounded oddly like Keanu Reeves.

Not Jaws but still a great listen

Being a fan of more the creature style stories like Jaws and White Shark, The Deep should have felt lacking but instead was excited and unexpected. Overall fun listen.