Condominium -- John D. MacDonald

A "first-rate entertainment" (<i>New York Daily News</i>), <i>Condominium</i> 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. <p/><b>Introduction by Dean Koontz</b> <p/>Welcome 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. <p/>Add 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. <p/><b>Praise for John D. MacDonald and <i>Condominium</i></b> <p/>"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."<b>--Carl Hiaasen</b> <p/>"A narrative of wracking suspense that mounts to a devastating climax."<i><b>--Cosmopolitan</b></i> <p/>"John D. MacDonald created a staggering quantity of wonderful books, each rich with