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Intrusion: A thriller short story
Can one break-in break down everything he believes?
A popular self-help guru receives a bizarre text message at a public appearance. When he returns home, he notices his house has been broken into, and not only learns the meaning of the text message, but something both shocking and frightening about himself.
Do you like short reads?
Do you like characters thrown into wild situations?
Do you like endings that leave you thinking?
Then you'll love Intrusion by Ted Galdi, an Amazon #1 bestselling author who's won Reader Views and Readers' Favorite awards, and been featured by FOX, ABC, and iHeartRadio. He's also the author of the novels Elixir, An American Cage, and Lion on Fire, and the short stories A Road to Nowhere, Hazel Is Missing, and The Split.
Get your copy of this hit short story today and go inside the surprising, suspenseful day of a self-help guru forced to help himself in a way he never imagined.
Perfect for fans of Dean Koontz, Nelson DeMille, and Jeffery Deaver.
A popular self-help guru receives a bizarre text message at a public appearance. When he returns home, he notices his house has been broken into, and not only learns the meaning of the text message, but something both shocking and frightening about himself.
Do you like short reads?
Do you like characters thrown into wild situations?
Do you like endings that leave you thinking?
Then you'll love Intrusion by Ted Galdi, an Amazon #1 bestselling author who's won Reader Views and Readers' Favorite awards, and been featured by FOX, ABC, and iHeartRadio. He's also the author of the novels Elixir, An American Cage, and Lion on Fire, and the short stories A Road to Nowhere, Hazel Is Missing, and The Split.
Get your copy of this hit short story today and go inside the surprising, suspenseful day of a self-help guru forced to help himself in a way he never imagined.
Perfect for fans of Dean Koontz, Nelson DeMille, and Jeffery Deaver.
15 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 16, 2019
About the author
Ted Galdi
27 books2,338 followersTed Galdi is a #1 Amazon bestselling thriller author.
He's been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX, iHeartRadio, and many other media outlets. He’s a winner of a Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award and a Silver Medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards. Ted is a graduate of Duke University.
To learn more about him and download a free bestselling crime thriller, visit his website at tedgaldi.com.
He's been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX, iHeartRadio, and many other media outlets. He’s a winner of a Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award and a Silver Medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards. Ted is a graduate of Duke University.
To learn more about him and download a free bestselling crime thriller, visit his website at tedgaldi.com.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
December 12, 2019
Value
4*
Primarily this book was sharp and to the point BUT feel that the short story could have been lengthened and areas expanded
4*
Primarily this book was sharp and to the point BUT feel that the short story could have been lengthened and areas expanded
April 12, 2021
Intrusion is a short story. Contrary to what many nonwriters believe, writing a great short story is way more difficult than writing a novel or even a novella. It takes a talented author to write an exciting short story, and Ted Galdi is a master storyteller.
Intrusion opens with Cory receiving a text message from his wife Linda two minutes before he has to enter a schedule onstage debate. He doesn’t have time to text her back and ask her to clarify “Did you see a cockroach this morning?” The text worries him, has him guessing at what it could mean and it has us, the reader, guessing about its meaning right along with him. After the debate ends and he texts her back, he gets no reply. Why? We wonder right along with Cory. The tension is building at a fever pace now as we near the halfway point in the story.
An hour later, on I-95, he gets another text message from Linda, “I thought I saw someone earlier. How did the debate with that Lady Liberty Guy go?” Nothing about a bug. What does seeing someone have to do with a cockroach? The tension continues to build as, five minutes later, he exits I-95 and turned onto his street.
Cory arrives home to find someone had broken into his home, to find a man trying to get at his wife. Cory, who had never been in a fight in his life, attacks the man who is trying to assault the woman he loves. In the end… well, you’ll just have to read this story for yourself to find out.
Intrusion opens with Cory receiving a text message from his wife Linda two minutes before he has to enter a schedule onstage debate. He doesn’t have time to text her back and ask her to clarify “Did you see a cockroach this morning?” The text worries him, has him guessing at what it could mean and it has us, the reader, guessing about its meaning right along with him. After the debate ends and he texts her back, he gets no reply. Why? We wonder right along with Cory. The tension is building at a fever pace now as we near the halfway point in the story.
An hour later, on I-95, he gets another text message from Linda, “I thought I saw someone earlier. How did the debate with that Lady Liberty Guy go?” Nothing about a bug. What does seeing someone have to do with a cockroach? The tension continues to build as, five minutes later, he exits I-95 and turned onto his street.
Cory arrives home to find someone had broken into his home, to find a man trying to get at his wife. Cory, who had never been in a fight in his life, attacks the man who is trying to assault the woman he loves. In the end… well, you’ll just have to read this story for yourself to find out.
April 17, 2020
How would you react?
Another one finished! Did I like it? Of course I did! Was I scared, frightened,was I in a "holey crap" caught up in the moment? Not so much...
Oh,the story is good don't get me wrong! But I didn't have the heart pounding,throat grabbing feeling here as I did with the others.
Don't worry,Ted is still! On my authors list of good reading!! --P/
Another one finished! Did I like it? Of course I did! Was I scared, frightened,was I in a "holey crap" caught up in the moment? Not so much...
Oh,the story is good don't get me wrong! But I didn't have the heart pounding,throat grabbing feeling here as I did with the others.
Don't worry,Ted is still! On my authors list of good reading!! --P/
February 23, 2019
Great short story
Another great story. Couldn't put it down. Read it in one sitting. Someday an anthology of stories would be nice. I have read all of Ted Galdi's books and stories and have enjoyed them all. I particularly liked Lion on Fire and American Cage.
Another great story. Couldn't put it down. Read it in one sitting. Someday an anthology of stories would be nice. I have read all of Ted Galdi's books and stories and have enjoyed them all. I particularly liked Lion on Fire and American Cage.
May 1, 2019
In this thrilling short story, a self help guru gets insights into his life after he receives a cryptic message from his wife and leaves from his best professional day to confront an unexpected visitor.
April 24, 2019
Love this book
Couldn't put it down until I read it all. So glad a brought this book. Can't wait to read more of your stories.
Couldn't put it down until I read it all. So glad a brought this book. Can't wait to read more of your stories.
November 26, 2021
This is a short book story, not too long to read. Storyline is good with a bit of a twisted added plot. Pretty good
January 1, 2023
This author certainly can write short stories! So few pages, but he manages to get the suspense and twist in quite successfully. I will read more by this author.
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