The Lodger - Softcover

Lowndes, Marie Belloc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486788091 ISBN 13: 9780486788098

Publisher: Dover, 2014

Synopsis

"One of the best suspense novels ever written." — The New York Times
"This is a beautifully wrought novel of psychological suspense that should have a place on any mystery buff's shelf of classics." — Chicago Sun-Times
"The Ripper murders still arouse excitement, and The Lodger has lost none of its hushed, chilling terror over the years." — The Drood Review of Mystery
Inspired by the notorious Whitechapel murders, this 1913 thriller first appeared when Jack the Ripper's brutal crimes were well within living memory. Time has done nothing to diminish the popular fascination with the serial killings. This gripping tale of an elderly English couple's growing suspicions of their sinister boarder has served as the basis for several movies, including one of Alfred Hitchcock's first films.

About this title

About the Author:

Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes (1868–1947) was a prolific English novelist. She was much praised for her unique writing style, which combines thrilling events and psychological insights.

From AudioFile:

An elderly couple, the Buntings, have fallen on hard times. Only a few coppers keep them from the poorhouse. Mr. Sleuth, a very odd sort willing to pay handsomely for their shabby rooms, becomes their lodger. At this time, London is being plagued by a Ripper-like fiend. Slowly, the Buntings begin to suspect it's Mr. Sleuth, but his money is too important for them to share their suspicions with anyone. Written in 1913, Marie Belloc Lowndes's story explores the psychology of survival in the face of agonizing moral conflict. Lorna Raver's performance is a tour de force. Her dexterity shifting between accents is breathtaking. She creates the precise intensity, uncertainty, or sheer terror called for by each shocking situation. Raver's performance, combined with Lowndes's literate, suspenseful plot, makes this must listening. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0486788091
• ISBN 13: 9780486788098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240