The Lodger (Annotated)

The Lodger is a taut psychological mystery that transforms the Jack the Ripper legend into a study of fear, suspicion, and moral hesitation. Set in fog-bound Edwardian London, the novel follows the Buntings, a financially desperate couple whose new tenant, the enigmatic Mr. Sleuth, may be connected to a series of murders. Lowndes writes with restrained menace, favoring domestic interiors, overhear...