John D. MacDonald

Матерый уголовник Макс Кейди выходит из тюрьмы, отсидев длительный срок за изнасилование. Его сердце переполнено злобой и ненавистью. Тогда, четырнадцать лет назад, его адвокатом на суде был Сэм Боуден. У него в руках была важная информация, которая, возможно, могла оправдать Макса. Но Сэм скрыл ее, и его клиент получил суровый приговор. Макс ничего не забыл, все эти годы он вынашивал план мести. И теперь намерен отыскать Боудена и преподать хороший урок ему, его жене и 15-летней дочери.

A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

Travis McGee is a world-weary private eye trying to help boat skipper friend Van Harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked.

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to help her save her family farm from a nasty land developer - using the gold watch's powers.

After inheriting a magical gold watch from his multimillionaire uncle's estate, Robert Hays and his girlfriend, Pam Dawber, soon discover not only that he can stop time with the watch, but also that it holds the secret to his late uncle's fortune -- a secret that others fall over themselves trying to steal.

A woman kills her lover's wife, then sets out to frame her husband for the murder.

Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Caribbean cruise to bring the killer to justice.

Sam Moran is a Honolulu charter-boat captain who leads fishing expeditions in the tropical paradise. When his daughter is found murdered at the party of a wealthy young playboy, he seeks the truth about the murder. Convinced the playboy is guilty, he enlists the help of his friend Kittibelle, who runs an alcohol abuse treatment center. Sam runs into a wall of silence obviously built by hush money and islanders fearful of reprisals from the rich and powerful family. The determined dad fights to uncover the information that will land the murderer in jail as he avenges the death of his daughter.

Адвокат Сэм Боуден — юрист в небольшом городке. Более восьми лет назад Сэм выступил свидетелем по делу Макса Кэйди, обвинявшегося в изнасиловании. Наихудший кошмар Боудена осуществляется, когда осужденный Кэйди выходит из тюрьмы, движимый одним только маниакальным желанием — отомстить адвокату и его семье, превратить их жизнь в настоящий ад. Несмотря на помощь местного шефа полиции и частного детектива, адвокат юридически бессилен против психопата. Поняв, что он не может защитить свою жену Пегги и дочь Нэнси, Сэм готовит ловушку для Кэйди.

Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whose Korean War pal Vince Biskay talks Matt into helping commandeer nearly $4 million from a Central American dictator. After Vince is wounded in a gun battle as they're making off with the loot, the duo holes up at Matt's house -- where his boozy, promiscuous wife puts the moves on Vince.

Detective Travis McGee sets out to locate a WWII treasure.