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Cape Fear
Cape Fear
Author: John D. MacDonald
An insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them. — For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free -- free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars.  — Murder was merc...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780449131909
ISBN-10: 0449131904
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 214
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book made me feel fear to levels I never knew existed.
In my experience, I have never known any book to be this suspenseful.
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twinsmama avatar reviewed Cape Fear on + 28 more book reviews
Excellent read, expect suspense all throughout this book.
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The one I have is titled The Executioners.

Mild mannered attorney Sam Bowden and his wife protect their family from a psychopath he crossed paths with many years before.

I don't know why it was re-titled-doesn't make any sense-no connection.
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A terrific suspense novel about a lawyer and the man he put behind bars and revenge.


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