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The Lodger

A soft-spoken gentleman takes the upstairs rooms, pays a month in advance, and asks only that his bag never be touched. Outside, London is bolting its doors against a murderer the papers call the Avenger; upstairs, the lodger reads Scripture aloud and goes out walking on foggy nights. Lowndes invented the serial-killer suspense novel in 1913 — Hitchcock filmed it before anyone. You keep the house as Mrs Bunting, and the rent is very good.

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Chapters

1. The Banked FireMarylebone Road Sitting Room
2. The Leather ChairMarylebone Road Sitting Room
3. The Missing Watch ChainMarylebone Road Sitting Room
4. Extra SpecialMarylebone Road Sitting Room
5. The Double KnockMarylebone Road Hall
6. Up the Narrow StaircaseFirst-Floor Drawing Room
7. Terms UpstairsUpper Floors
8. Ten SovereignsMarylebone Road Sitting Room
9. The Wedding GiftMarylebone Road House
10. Faces to the WallFirst-Floor Drawing Room
11. The First MorningMorning at Number Seventeen
12. The Closed BedroomGround-Floor Sitting Room
13. After Joe LeavesNumber Seventeen after Lamplight
14. The Lodger's RoutineUpper Rooms over Several Days
15. A Hasty KnockGround-Floor Sitting Room
16. The Grey TriangleGround-Floor Sitting Room
17. The Third BellFirst-Floor Landing
18. The Postman's KnockGround-Floor Sitting Room
19. The Delayed CleaningUpper Rooms at Five
20. The Passage LampNumber Seventeen before Dawn
21. Daisy's CabNumber Seventeen Front Gate
22. Cries at the GateFront Gate and Sitting Room
23. Two Bodies in the PassageGround-Floor Sitting Room
24. After the FaintnessGround-Floor Sitting Room
25. The Divided HouseNumber Seventeen
26. The Other ClueGround-Floor Sitting Room
27. Dusk at Number SeventeenNumber Seventeen
28. The Upper RoomsFirst-Floor Drawing Room
29. The Gates of the YardLater Report at Number Seventeen
30. The Finger-Print RoomLater Report at Number Seventeen
31. The Black MuseumLater Report at Number Seventeen
32. The Bright Museum RoomLater Report at Number Seventeen
33. The Edgware Road PostmarkLater Report at Number Seventeen
34. The Quiet Upper FloorGround-Floor Sitting Room
35. The Borrowed SignatureGround-Floor Sitting Room
36. A Printed ProposalGround-Floor Sitting Room
37. The West-End TheoryGround-Floor Sitting Room
38. Old Aunt's RulesGround-Floor Sitting Room
39. Marked PagesMarylebone Road
40. The Dorking ConfessionGround-Floor Sitting Room
41. A Message UpstairsMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
42. Fog at the GateNumber Seventeen Front Door
43. After the Outer Door ClosesGround-Floor Sitting Room
44. The Narrow PassageMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
45. Fog and the Front DoorNumber Seventeen Hall
46. Waiting for the LatchGround-Floor Sitting Room
47. Supper by the FireBasement Kitchen
48. The Kitchen StoveBasement Kitchen
49. After the House SleepsGround-Floor Sitting Room
50. Behind the Bedroom DoorGround-Floor Bedchamber
51. The Hall after MidnightNumber Seventeen Hall
52. The Heavy PrintGround-Floor Bedchamber
53. The Morning StoveBasement Kitchen
54. The Crowd Beyond the GateMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
55. Red Winter SunMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
56. The Scarlet Sun DownstairsGround-Floor Sitting Room
57. A Violent Double KnockNumber Seventeen Front Door
58. Every House in LondonGround-Floor Sitting Room
59. Dust on the StairNumber Seventeen Hall
60. The Half-worn SoleGround-Floor Sitting Room
61. The Invented AppointmentGround-Floor Sitting Room
62. The Doctor's ErrandGround-Floor Bedchamber
63. The Underground CarriageUnderground Carriage
64. The Coroner's CourtCoroner's Court
65. Lizzie Cole Called ForwardCoroner's Court
66. The Watchman's WifeCoroner's Court
67. The Late WitnessCoroner's Court
68. Mr Cannot's Last DetailCoroner's Court
69. Leaving the CourtSt Pancras Streets
70. A Winter RecollectionGround-Floor Sitting Room
71. The Early Supper TrayMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
72. Snow at the WindowGround-Floor Bedchamber
73. The Telegraph BoyNumber Seventeen Hall
74. Behind the Closed DoorNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
75. The Barmaid's CustomerNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
76. Breakfast over the Gas StoveMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
77. Daisy Comes HomeNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
78. A Page on the TableNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
79. Tea after the InterviewNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
80. The Late EditionNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
81. A Quiet EveningNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
82. Rooms under StrainMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
83. A Word about DaisyNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
84. A Needle in a Field of HayNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
85. Saturday at Number SeventeenNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
86. Across the MarketEdgware Road Market Street
87. Return from the MarketNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
88. The Marked BibleNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
89. The Lodger's InvitationNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
90. Madame Tussaud's EntranceMadame Tussaud's Entrance
91. Death Made of WaxNapoleonic Room
92. Hopkins at the TurnstileChamber of Horrors Turnstile
93. Sir John BurneyChamber of Horrors Turnstile
94. Eight Years EarlierChamber of Horrors Turnstile
95. The Passing PartyNapoleonic Room
96. The Emergency CurtainChamber of Horrors Turnstile
97. The Iron BalconyMadame Tussaud's Emergency Exit
98. The Main EntranceMadame Tussaud's Entrance
99. Six O'Clock UpstairsMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
100. Supper at SixNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
101. After Daisy's Door ClosesMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
102. Robert's Night WalkMr Sleuth's Sitting Room
103. The Dark HallNumber Seventeen Hall
104. The Night WatchNumber Seventeen Hall
105. The Silent Front LockNumber Seventeen Rear Bedroom
106. The Missing LodgerNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
107. Daisy's NewsNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
108. Monday MorningNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
109. An Early Spring CallNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
110. The Unprinted ParcelNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
111. The Next NewspaperNumber Seventeen Sitting Room
112. Old Aunt's AnswerOld Aunt's Parlour
113. A Comfortable PlaceOld Lady's House

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