"It's the juxtaposition of Spitzer's thoughtful and adventurous sides that sets his book apart, making for a powerful mixture of entertaining wildlife jaunt and moving environmental advocacy."—Publishers Weekly
"[Spitzer] takes a rollicking, madcap, sometimes surreal approach to fishing and conservation—pursuing fishy monsters with zeal, and finding life lessons along the way."—Matthew L. Miller, Cool Green Science
"I recommend that you join Mark Spitzer on his expeditions in this fun- and monster-filled book and plan your next fishing quest."—Donald Orth, vtichthyology.blogspot.com
“From heaving seas off the coast of Gambia to the sublime shorelines of Italy’s Lake Como, In Search of Monster Fish is an angler’s odyssey in pursuit of strange and wonderful fish—and a quest to find a higher truth about conservation and the future of wild nature on our planet.”—Stephen Sautner, author of Fish On, Fish Off
“The writing often soars to extraordinary, lyrical heights. . . . Like the barracuda, Spitzer has the huevos to take on anything and anyone.”—Henry Hughes, author of Back Seat with Fish
