Intruder - Softcover

Blauner, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416593578 ISBN 13: 9781416593577

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2007

Synopsis

Sold to Hollywood for nearly $3 million, this blockbuster thriller pulls readers into its stranglehold of terror in the tradition of Cape Fear. Having survived a childhood of beatings and psychological torture, successful Manhattan lawyer Jacob Schiff cherishes his stable family life with his wife, a psychiatric social worker, and his son. But Jake sees it all unraveling when John Gates, a homeless man who has become his wife's patient, starts stalking her and menacing the family.

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Review:

James Patterson "Author of "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls""The Intruder" is the best novel I've read in years. It has great characters, a great story, great heart. If you want comparisons, I can't give you any. There aren't any. I think Peter Blauner is better than Grisham, better than Richard Price, better than Patricia Cornwell. I loved "The Intruder!" Loved, loved, loved it.

From the Back Cover:

Can a good man go too far to protect his family? That is the question underlying this gripping tale of a family fighting for its life, which pulls the reader into its stranglehold of terror in the tradition of Straw Dogs and Cape Fear. Having survived a childhood of physical beatings and psychological torture, successful Manhattan lawyer Jacob Schiff cherishes his stable family life with his wife, Dana, a psychiatric social worker, and their teenage son, Alex. But Jake sees it all unraveling when John Gates, a homeless man who has become Dana's patient, starts stalking her and menacing the family. As Gates's behavior becomes even more bizarre and violent, and no one seems able to stop him, Jake is driven to the breaking point by fear and desperation and takes a fatal step that could destroy everything he cares about.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1416593578
• ISBN 13: 9781416593577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400