The Houseguest by Thomas Berger
Chuck Burgoyne is a houseguest at the Graveses' summer home. At first he wins them over with polite manners and gourmet breakfasts, but after an absence he returns aggressive and abusive toward the family, sparing only Lydia. After he rescues Lydia from a dangerous undertow she feels obligated to him, even after an uninvited advance while she is half asleep. The family realizes Chuck is a stranger who wormed his way into their lives, and though they fear offending him they secretly plot his undoing.
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