Books by Marie Belloc Lowndes

In una Londra d'altri tempi, ma piovosa e crepuscolare come quella di oggi, un misterioso killer chiamato "e;il Vendicatore"e; si avventa sulle proprie vittime con il favore delle tenebre. Nessuno sa chi sia, nessuno lo sente arrivare-se non quando e ormai troppo tardi.I proprietari della Bunting, una fatiscente pensione, notano pero una strana coincidenza. Ogni volta che il signor Sleuth, un uomo alto e magro che indossa una tuba e un mantello e che e spesso il loro unico ospite, lascia la pensione di notte, la mattina successiva Londra si sveglia per piangere una nuova vittima del Vendicatore. Potrebbe essere semplicemente un caso, ma il dubbio e ormai germogliato. 'Il pensionante' e un thriller classico, immortalato anche dal celebre adattamento cinematografico di Alfred Hitchcock.-

First published in 1934, this exquisitely crafted novel blends the tenets of a traditional mystery with an exploration of the psychological impact of death, accusation, guilt and justice in the aftermath of murder.

Ivy is a beautiful but ambitious young woman who married an idler, Jervis Lexton for his family money. However, through the fault of Jervis and his gambling father, the Lextons have become quite poor and the young Ivy became quite frustrated with her impoverished husband. Before he has a chance to bounce back on his feet Jervis dies from a mysterious illness and there is a suspicion that he has been poisoned.

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Ægteparret Bunting - to tidligere herskabstjenestefolk, der har giftet sig og nu forsøger at slå sig igennem ved at udleje værelser - er på fallittens rand, da det en tåget aften op mod jul ringer på deres dør. Det er en pæn og høflig herre, der gerne vil leje deres værelser.Han er venlig og betaler godt, så Buntings er lykkelige for at få ham som lejer, selv om han viser sig at være en smule ekscentrisk: Han tilbringer al sin tid med indgående Bibel-studier, vil kun have fru Bunting til at bringe ham sin mad og gøre rent, og bliver somme tider rastløs og går ud i de sene nattetimer med en mystisk taske under armen.Netop på samme tid leder politiet i London efter en psykopatisk kvindemorder, der udsøger sig sine ofre blandt alkoholiserede, enlige kvinder. Og lidt efter lidt begynder fru Bunting at få en anelse om, at hendes pæne lejer gemmer på en rædselsfuld hemmelighed.Udgaven er optimeret for tilgængelighed jf. WCAG 2.0- og ePub Accessibility 1.0-standarderne.