{"product_id":"condominium-9780812985306","title":"Condominium","description":"A \"first-rate entertainment\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eCondominium\u003c\/i\u003e is a panoramic novel from a master of suspense that follows the disappearance of an American paradise, the corrupt souls willing to sell out to make a buck, the innocent masses caught in their wake--and the perfect storm that washes everything away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Dean Koontz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Florida's Golden Sands, the dream condominium complex built on a weak foundation and a thousand dirty secrets. The real estate was a steal--literally. The maintenance charges run high as the locals are run out. It's the home of shortcuts, crackdowns, breakups, oversights, and payoffs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdd it all up, and the new coastline community doesn't stand a chance against the ever-present specter of disaster: the dreaded hurricane. The big one is coming. Golden Sands is right in its path. And only a few brave souls have the power to stop this towering eyesore from going underwater for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for John D. MacDonald and \u003ci\u003eCondominium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Most readers loved John D. MacDonald's work because he told a rip-roaring yarn. I loved it because he was the first modern writer to nail Florida dead-center, to capture all its languid sleaze, racy sense of promise, and breath-grabbing beauty.\"\u003cb\u003e--Carl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A narrative of wracking suspense that mounts to a devastating climax.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Cosmopolitan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John D. MacDonald created a staggering quantity of wonderful books, each rich with characterization, suspense, and an almost intoxicating sense of place.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. MacDonald \u003c\/b\u003ewas an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Executioners, \u003c\/i\u003e which was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, \"They pay me to do this! They don't realize, I would pay them.\" He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527341379858,"sku":"9780812985306","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc51b3b2-d5c2-4755-ae94-ab48e3da4070.jpg?v=1731298591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/condominium-9780812985306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}