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The Lodger
Marie Belloc Lowndes
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The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes was inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders. An older couple, the Buntings, are forced to take in lodgers to make ends meet. They are on the verge of starvation when a mysterious man, Mr. Sleuth, appears at their door and asks for lodging, paying in advance. However, when the murders of young women in London attributed to a man known only as “The Avenger” continue, the Buntings, particularly Mrs. Bunting, grow fearful that their lodger may be the murderer.
Recommended for fans of James Patterson, Clive Barker, Janet Evanovich and David Baldacci.
The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes was inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders. An older couple, the Buntings, are forced to take in lodgers to make ends meet. They are on the verge of starvation when a mysterious man, Mr. Sleuth, appears at their door and asks for lodging, paying in advance. However, when the murders of young women in London attributed to a man known only as “The Avenger” continue, the Buntings, particularly Mrs. Bunting, grow fearful that their lodger may be the murderer.
Recommended for fans of James Patterson, Clive Barker, Janet Evanovich and David Baldacci.
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"Oh, yes, sir! That'll do nicely!"
Mrs. Bunting went downstairs, and as she did so she took herself wordlessly, ruthlessly to task, but she did not face—even in her inmost heart—the strange tenors and tremors which had so shaken her. She only repeated to herself again and again, "I've got upset —that's what I've done," and then she spoke aloud, "I must get myself a dose at the chemist's next time I'm out. That's what I must do."
And just as she murmured the word "do," there came a loud double knock on the front door.
It was only the postman's knock, but the postman was an unfamiliar visitor in that house, and Mrs. Bunting started violently. She was nervous, that's what was the matter wi. . . Read More
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A lost quality in modern psychological suspense - the key word is subtlety. An intriguing look at the infamous Jack The Ripper case told through the eyes of his landlady Mrs. Bunting, an impoverished women with her back to the wall. I won’t mislead, not much happens, zero gore. It’s a character stud
There have been many theories about who Jack the Ripper was...
There was The Royal Conspiracy Theory
The Jack Was A Jill Theory
The Crazy Doctor With A Big Mustache Theory
Or the theory that Marie Belloc Lownde's novel is based on-
The Lodger Theory
Belloc Lowndes is supposed to have gotten the idea for h
”’Do you think to escape the consequences of your hideous treachery. I trusted you, Mrs. Bunting, and you betrayed me! But I am protected by a higher power, for I still have much to do.’ Then, his voice sinking to a whisper, he hissed out ‘Your end will be bitter as wormwood and sharp as a two-edged
“Absence does make the heart grow fonder—at first, at any rate".
The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
I just ordered this and realized I read it quite a long time ago. It happens.
Anyway..this book, which is beyond creepy, involves a an older couple on the brink of complete poverty, who take in a lodge
In Marie Belloc Lowndes brilliant novel the reader is introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, a middle-aged couple, both previously from domestic service who have retired to run a lodging house.
When we meet them they are in severe financial trouble and on the verge of giving up hope of ever renting out
Gosh, absolutely eerie. Compelling and disturbing read. Highly recommended!