Dead low tide (Random House Trade Paperback Edition.)

Dead Low Tide is an iconic early thriller from John D.

MacDonald, the mastermind behind Cape Fear and the Travis McGee novels.

On the coast of Florida, a working stiff is wrongfully accused of murdering his bossand must outwit one of MacDonald's signature villains to save his life.Introduction by Dean KoontzA college graduate and amateur fisherman, Andy McClintock is stuck toiling in the office of a construction company.

But when Andy tries to quit, his boss offers him a promotion and a raiseand then promptly kills himself with a harpoon gun.

At least, that's what it looks like, until the police rule it homicidewith the murder weapon belonging to Andy.The harpoon gun had been stolen out of Andy's garage, and the boss's wife makes the outrageous claim that she and Andy were having an affair.

He's been set up. To clear his name, he'll have to find the real killer.

But Andy soon discovers that he's up against more than a two-bit thiefhe's been targeted by absolute evil, a monster with no compassion for his fellow man.Praise for John D.

MacDonald and Dead Low Tide';John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.'Stephen King';The writing is marked by sharp observation, vivid dialogue, and a sense of sweet warm horror.'The New York Times';To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D.

MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.'Kurt VonnegutFrom the Trade Paperback edition.