The Lodger edition by Marie Belloc Lowndes Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Somewhere in London a madman was at large. And then one night there came a knock at the door of a quiet lodging house in the Marylebone Road. . . . This novel, based on the Jack the Ripper murders, was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Marie Belloc Lowndes (5 August 1868 – 14 November 1947), was a prolific English novelist. Active from 1898 until her death, she had a literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest. Three of her works were adapted for the screen The Lodger (1913 novel; numerous film adaptations), Letty Lynton (1931 novel; 1932 film adaptation), and The Story of Ivy (1927 novel; 1947 film adaptation). Additionally, The Lodger was adapted as a 1940 radio drama and 1960 opera.
The Lodger edition by Marie Belloc Lowndes Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
A deliciously creepy thriller reminiscent of an old Vincent Price movie. Its the kind of book you read with black and white pictures forming in your mind. Very atmospheric and spooky.IN A NUTSHELL :
A destitute couple who own a small lodging house (empty of guests) are gradually pawning their belongings to fill their bellies, when out of nowhere there's a knock on the door. A "gentleman" looking for secluded lodging...
Soon, the hackles of suspicion are raised in the mind of the missus. But what to do? If their lodger really is the deranged killer (think Jack the Ripper) then they lose their tenant. Their income. Their food. Better to keep quiet. Keep quiet and wait...
This was really good. (And free on kindle). Its very high in atmosphere but no gore whatsoever. I love how the London fog drifts into the houses, fills hallways and creeps up the stairs...eeeeek!
Why 4 stars?
The middle was a tad repetitive (what if he's the "Avenger"? What should I doooo..??), the motive for the killings was never really explained, and the author was overly fond of the word "deprecating " throughout.
But its a good story. Very good.
CONTENT:
SEX: None
PROFANITY: None
VIOLENCE: Virtually none
PARANORMAL ELEMENTS: None
MY RATING : G
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The Lodger edition by Marie Belloc Lowndes Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Okay, this book was predictable BUT the tense psychological pressure was overwhelming. The book was slow in some spots, but the tension built slowly, like a teakettle about to boil. HOWEVER, I couldn't understand why the Buntings never reported The Lodger to the police, even the young detective who paid social calls on them. Also with the arrival of Daisy, I would think the couple would be so afraid that she would become one of his victims! Strangely, the couple felt PROTECTIVE towards The Lodger. It is almost like they were in denial of the possibility that he was The Avenger. I know quite a few movies were made based on the book. I just wonder if any of them are really any good and capture the fearful tension communicated in the book.
Who can resist a good Jack the Ripper story? Or technically Ripperesque as the case may be here. The Lodger is considered something of a classic and I'm sure I've seen a film adaptation at some point, seemed like a book worth a read. And so it was, I didn't love it, but it was interesting. Sort of like a dated Ruth Rendell story style wise set during a reign of a homicidal Ripperlike (though more prolific) maniac in London with a married couple of former servants taking in a lodger due to their impecunious circumstances and then slowly getting clued in that maybe the quiet gentleman upstairs isn't quite what he seems. Despite the lack of likeable characters, the suspense was well maintained, with Mrs. Bunting's fascination with her charge turning from servitudish/maternal/protective to something more appropriately akin to fear being the main motif and the main reader's perspective on the entire claustrophobic nightmare. For fans of psychological horror this is certainly worth the three hours of effort. For a 103 year old story it holds up quite decently, because, after all, how well can a person really claim to know another, plus it's a potent cautionary tale on stranger dangers and, in this day and age of ride/house/etc. shares, inviting someone into your space. Very strong ending shows a significant amount of talent in the genre, the author was quite prolific and this is her most famous book.
Most of this book was very enjoyable. But the closer to the end it, the worse it got. Then it culminated in a contrived ending which was neither believable nor exciting nor uplifting. It is a shame that this is the most famous book by Mrs. Lowndes. I will read more of her works and hope that this one is not the best. I did read her collection of stories entitled "Studies in Love and Terror", and I really enjoyed the last story in that book which was entitled "Why She Married Him". So, I'm not ready to give up on this author yet. I do like the way that she uses language and she does not engage in gratuitous descriptions of people or places. She likes to twist nouns into verbs and both into adjectives so that her prose is very lively and entertaining.
“It’s not safe to leave a front door open in London…”
In The Lodger, Lowndes creates a very atmospheric, psychological thriller and suspense. She manages to accomplish by not telling all, and letting the reader make their own conclusions about several key plot elements. Lowndes uses a slowly evolving, subtle mystery with clues along the way. With a Jack the Ripper-like killer on the loose, confusing and befuddling the authorities and leaving cryptic messages near the victims, an uneasy feeling resides in London. In The Lodger, the atmosphere is established from the get go—with a murderer on the loose, is it safe to go out at night? Can the authorities outwit him?
There are many elements that add to the dimension of suspense foggy and bleak London, a mysterious lodger who resides with the Buntings, a tense inquest, a visit to the Museum of Horrors. At the center of the novel are the Buntings, a couple who, down on their luck, decide to let a room to a rather eccentric and odd lodger, Mr. Sleuth. We see the story from mostly the Buntings point of view, and as more fall victim in London, there is a sense that this killer named The Avenger is too smart for all. Mr. Bunting has a sort of morbid fascination with the case, and one of the men who is part of the investigation, Mr. Chandler, stops by to give Mr. Bunting updates on their findings. Bunting’s daughter, Daisy, comes to visit and also has an interest in the case as well. ** spoiler alert** On the other side is Mrs. Bunting, who internalizes her shocking thoughts about who the killer may be.
Great, intense psychological thriller. One that really works and build to a solid finish.
A deliciously creepy thriller reminiscent of an old Vincent Price movie. Its the kind of book you read with black and white pictures forming in your mind. Very atmospheric and spooky.
IN A NUTSHELL
A destitute couple who own a small lodging house (empty of guests) are gradually pawning their belongings to fill their bellies, when out of nowhere there's a knock on the door. A "gentleman" looking for secluded lodging...
Soon, the hackles of suspicion are raised in the mind of the missus. But what to do? If their lodger really is the deranged killer (think Jack the Ripper) then they lose their tenant. Their income. Their food. Better to keep quiet. Keep quiet and wait...
This was really good. (And free on kindle). Its very high in atmosphere but no gore whatsoever. I love how the London fog drifts into the houses, fills hallways and creeps up the stairs...eeeeek!
Why 4 stars?
The middle was a tad repetitive (what if he's the "Avenger"? What should I doooo..??), the motive for the killings was never really explained, and the author was overly fond of the word "deprecating " throughout.
But its a good story. Very good.
CONTENT
SEX None
PROFANITY None
VIOLENCE Virtually none
PARANORMAL ELEMENTS None
MY RATING G
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