{"product_id":"dead-low-tide-a-novel","title":"Dead Low Tide: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDead Low Tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an iconic early thriller from John D. MacDonald, the mastermind behind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Cape Fear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Travis McGee novels. On the coast of Florida, a working stiff is wrongfully accused of murdering his boss—and must outwit one of MacDonald’s signature villains to save his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIntroduction by Dean Koontz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 raise—and then promptly kills himself with a harpoon gun. At least, that’s what it looks like, until the police rule it homicide—with the murder weapon belonging to Andy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 thief—he’s been targeted by absolute evil, a monster with no compassion for his fellow man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for John D. MacDonald and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDead Low Tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Stephen King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The writing is marked by sharp observation, vivid dialogue, and a sense of sweet warm horror.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Kurt Vonnegut\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47629742506162,"sku":"19200","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/4290\/7570\/files\/IMG_0754.jpg?v=1782486310","url":"https:\/\/www.hmflaglerandco.us\/products\/dead-low-tide-a-novel","provider":"H.M. Flagler \u0026 Co ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}