New eBook edition of Marie Belloc Lowndes' THE LODGER

Check out the new, MysteriousPress.com-approved eBook edition of Marie Belloc Lowndes’ The Lodger! The book is one in our new line of classic mystery novels, all professionally proofread and formatted to ensure readability on any device.

The Lodger—Lowndes first novel and inspiration for the early Hitchcock film—is a story of suspense based on the Jack the Ripper murders. When two struggling hoteliers receive a new tenant, willing to pay a month in advance, they are thrilled by their good luck. But they soon begin to suspect that their mysterious new lodger might be the serial killer they keep hearing about in the papers. And if he is, can they afford to know?

Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868-1947) was a prolific author and the sister of poet Hilaire Belloc. She published dozens of novels, and also wrote plays and biographies; The Lodger is her most famous novel.  

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