In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.

The book's narrator attempts to tell a tale about a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark, but the three characters are less than impressed and uncooperative.

Cate Granger is following in her grandfather's footsteps to explore "Bad Waters' off Baranof Island in the Gulf of Alaska, reputed to be the home of great sea monsters. Along with a team of scientists and crew, her search for a primordial creature becomes an horrific success. The great Megalodon shark follows its instincts and very quickly becomes a formidable predator.

In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from...