The Intruder - Peter Blauner

Jake Schiff has made it. He’s a successful Manhattan lawyer and he’s finally acquired the dream home for the family he cherishes: Dana, a psychiatric social worker, and Alex, their teenage son.

And then the Intruder enters their lives.

John G is a homeless addict who becomes Dana’s patient. He begins to stalk her and menace the family. When he threatens Alex with a knife, Jake snaps. Driven to breaking point by fear and desperation, Jake embarks on a terrifying course of action – and suddenly his glittering career and achievements are threatened when he is arrested for murder….