Cape Fear: A Novel

ISBN: 0812984137

Author: MacDonald, John D.

Condition: New

How far would you go to save your family? In John D. MacDonalds 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 KoontzSam Bowden has it all: a successful law career, a devoted wife, and three children. But a terrifying figure from Bowdens past looms in the shadows, waiting to shatter his pristine existence.Fourteen years ago, Bowdens 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 FearThe best of [John D. MacDonalds stand-alone] novels . . . an acute psychological study of base instinct, terror, mistakes, and raw emotion.-Lee ChildA powerful and frightening story.-The New York TimesTerrific suspense.-The Philadelphia InquirerOriginally published as The Executioners