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The Intruder

Pages
257
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

Maria and William appear to have it all: two happy children, a beautiful house, and a thriving business. Then their home is invaded one night by David, an embittered ex-employee with a score to settle, and the couple are plunged into a terrifying fight to survive.

Over the course of a single hellish night, David sets about picking apart the carefully constructed life the pair have built, and as he does, secrets are unearthed and uncomfortable truths revealed. But David soon begins to wonder whether he has bitten off more than he can chew, because Maria and William are not the defenceless couple he imagined.

A twisty, fast-paced cat-and-mouse home-invasion thriller, the story shifts between the perspectives of the husband, the wife, and the intruder, steadily turning the tables as the night wears on and no one in the house is quite who they seem.

How it reads

Prose complexity 2/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence

Characters

MariaProtagonist

One half of the couple whose home is invaded; harbours secrets exposed during the night.

WilliamProtagonist

Maria's husband and business partner, fighting to survive the intruder while his constructed life unravels.

DavidAntagonist

Embittered ex-employee who invades his former employers' home for revenge, only to find his targets are not as defenceless as he expected.

All characters in The Intruder