Cape Fear
John D. MacDonald
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
4.04
· 24 ratings · 206 pages · Published: 1957
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"
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"Terrific suspense.""--The Philadelphia Inquirer"
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Originally published as "The Executioners"
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