The Lodger
A Tale of the London Fog

”’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......more

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......more

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......more

“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......more