Cape Fear: A Novel |
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| Authors: | MacDonald, John D. |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC030000, FIC031000, FIC022010 |
| ISBN: | 9780307826640, Related ISBNs: 0307826643, 0449131904, 0812984137, 9780307826640, 9780449131909 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 224, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: How far would you go to save your family? In John D. MacDonald’s iconic masterwork of suspense, the inspiration for not one but two Hollywood hits, a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and with the authorities powerless to protect them, they must take the law into their own hands.
Introduction by Dean Koontz
Sam Bowden has it all: a successful law career, a devoted wife, and three children. But a terrifying figure from Bowden’s past looms in the shadows, waiting to shatter his pristine existence.
Fourteen years ago, Bowden’s testimony put Max Cady behind bars. Ever since, the convicted rapist has been nursing a grudge into an unrelenting passion for revenge. Cady has been counting the days until he is set free, desperate to destroy the man he blames for all his troubles. Now that time has come.
Praise for Cape Fear
“The best of [John D. MacDonald’s stand-alone] novels . . . an acute psychological study of base instinct, terror, mistakes, and raw emotion.”—Lee Child
“A powerful and frightening story.”—The New York Times
“Terrific suspense.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Originally published as The Executioners
Introduction by Dean Koontz
Sam Bowden has it all: a successful law career, a devoted wife, and three children. But a terrifying figure from Bowden’s past looms in the shadows, waiting to shatter his pristine existence.
Fourteen years ago, Bowden’s testimony put Max Cady behind bars. Ever since, the convicted rapist has been nursing a grudge into an unrelenting passion for revenge. Cady has been counting the days until he is set free, desperate to destroy the man he blames for all his troubles. Now that time has come.
Praise for Cape Fear
“The best of [John D. MacDonald’s stand-alone] novels . . . an acute psychological study of base instinct, terror, mistakes, and raw emotion.”—Lee Child
“A powerful and frightening story.”—The New York Times
“Terrific suspense.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Originally published as The Executioners
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