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The Lodger is the first known novelization based on the Jack the Ripper story. The novel has been considered an example of how to write a psychological suspense due to its focus on the effects the serial killer has on the main cast of characters, instead of on the murders themselves.
The Lodger is a 1913 mystery-thriller that explores the psychology of guilt and paranoia in an elderly couple who take in lodgers for their means. This was a slow building story that focused on the interactions and secrets between this couple as they attended to their new lodger.
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The Lodger. Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868 - 1947) "The story is about a Jack the Ripper-type murderer known only as "The Avenger" in London, who has been killing young blonde women. Meanwhile, a mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent.
SectionChapterTime00:21:1200:20:5500:13:5100:12:17May 1, 2010 · The Lodger. Paperback – May 1, 2010. A first-class, highly acclaimed thriller that was first published in 1914. It is based on the grisly Jack the Ripper murders that occurred in Whitechapel, London twenty years before. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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Sep 28, 2021 · Graphic Arts Books, Sep 28, 2021 - Fiction - 208 pages. The Lodger (1913) is a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Inspired by the infamous murders committed by Jack the Ripper and Dr. Neill...
The Lodger is the first known novelization of the Jack the Ripper story. It follows the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, a maid and butler. An eccentric lodger, Mr. Sleuth, arrives at their lodging-house just as a wave of horrific murders begins to sweep London.
