At CrimeReads he tagged ten of the most terrifying home invasions in fiction, including:
The Need by Helen PhillipsRead about another entry on the list.
The National Book Award longlisted novel by Helen Phillips is a cerebral one, about a mother home alone with two young children when they hear someone, or something, coming from the family room. Of course, the narrative bends and buckles and shifts, becoming far more than mere home invasion; however, those moments are some of the most successful committed to the page, with countless blood curdling cliffhangers that leave you breathless.
--Marshal Zeringue