{"product_id":"9781529407624-the-lodger","title":"The Lodger","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis second novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deception of Harriet Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e takes us back to the aftermath of the Great War in another haunting, atmospheric Gothic tale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e London, 1919: a city of ghosts and absences, haunted by the men who marched away but never came back. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poignant and readable mystery'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Grace Armstrong believes that she has come to terms with her own loss, the death of her dazzling fiancé who was declared Missing in Action. But soon he starts to reappear both in her waking life and dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To make matters worse, a body, dragged from the Thames, is identified as Elizabeth Smith, who lodged with Grace and her family for the last eight years before suddenly disappearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth had been more than a lodger; she had become a close friend to Grace, who feels compelled to uncover the true circumstances of her death. In doing so, she is drawn reluctantly into the sordid and dangerous underbelly of London and a scandal that rocked Edwardian society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Grace find the answers she so desperately craves, or will she lose herself in the search?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e********************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edeliciously Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e page-turner' \u003ci\u003eBEST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003egripping historical mystery\u003c\/b\u003e' A. J. WEST \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Helen Scarlett] has a gift for pulling readers into the \u003cb\u003etwists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e of her story' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e devastating reveal\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ea tangled web\u003c\/b\u003e I won't forget' AMANDA GEARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40877815136353,"sku":"9781529407624","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27755976.jpg?v=1722069001","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529407624-the-lodger","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}