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After a childhood marred by beatings and psychological abuse, Manhattan lawyer Jacob Schiff has built a stable life with his wife Dana, a psychiatric social worker, and their teenage son Alex. The peace shatters when John Gates, Dana’s homeless patient, starts stalking and threatening the family. As Gates’s behavior grows increasingly violent and uncontrollable, Jacob is pushed to a breaking point and takes desperate action that could unravel everything he loves.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Peter Blauner
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