num_pages: 224
description: 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 merciful compared to what Cady had in mind—and what Cady had in mind was Bowden's innocent and lovely teenaged daughter...."A powerful and frightening story." —The New York Times
language: English
title: Cape Fear
titlecomplete: Cape Fear
genres: Crime, Suspense, Classics, Novels, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Horror, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 13855
publisher: Fawcett Publications, Inc.