Cape Fear: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this masterwork of suspense from “a mesmerizing storyteller” (Stephen King), a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and decides to take matters into their own hands.Now an Apple TV limited series starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson, from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg“An acute psychological study of base instinct, terror, mistakes, and raw emotion.”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reacher seriesSam 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.Originally published as The Executioners Read more