The story is set in Amity, a seaside resort town on Long Island, New York. One night, a massive great white shark kills a young tourist named Chrissie Watkins while she skinny dips in the open waters. After finding what remains of her body washed up on the beach, investigators realize she was attacked by a shark. Police chief Martin Brody orders Amity 's beaches closed, but mayor Larry Vaughn and the town 's selectmen overrule him out of fear for damage to summer tourism, the town 's main industry. With the connivance of Harry Meadows, the editor of the local newspaper, they hush up the attack.
where does jaws take place in the book
Long Island, New York