Condominium, by John D. MacDonald, was published in hardcover by J.P. Lippincott in 1977, but the edition that caught my eye is Fawcett Crest’s paperback reprint published in 1978. Broken sunglasses, a tipping skyscraper, water surging across open sand, and the gold foil title always makes me look twice. The artist: Unknown (to me at least)
The first paragraph:
Howard Elbright finally found Julian Higbee,
the condominium manager, lounging against a concrete column, staring toward the
pool area where two young women were taking turns diving from the low board.
