Linden Gross wrote the first book ever written about the stalking of ordinary people, To Have Or To Harm (Warner, 1994) and its expanded version Surviving a Stalker: Everything you Need to Know to Keep Yourself Safe (Marlowe & Co., 2000). In this book, Gross profiles cases that dramatically reveal the extensive dimensions of the stalking epidemic. Her analysis helps clarify a dynamic infused with misinformation and confusion.

In addition to profiling stalkers and their victims, Surviving a Stalker delves deeper into the subject, covering police and legal issues, behavioral and psychological patterns that lead to an escalation of violence, the approach the Los Angeles Police Department has pioneered to address the problem, and how victims can best deal with being stalked.

The author was aided in her research by the prominent Los Angeles security advisor, Gavin de Becker, who has also written an introduction to the report. De Becker is widely regarded as our nation's leading expert on stalking. His work has earned him three Presidential appointments, as well as a position on a congressional committee on stalking.