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c 1800 to c 1900, Historical fiction
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- Paperback Oct 31, 2023 | 9781529407624 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781529407600 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Oct 31, 2023 | 9781529407624 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781529407600 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jun 21, 2023 | 9781529407594 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 23, 2023 | 9781529407631 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Oct 31, 2023 | 9781529407624 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Jun 13, 2023 | 9781529407600 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jun 21, 2023 | 9781529407594 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 23, 2023 | 9781529407631 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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This second novel from the author of The Deception of Harriet Fleet takes us back to the aftermath of the Great War in another haunting, atmospheric Gothic tale
London, 1919: a city of ghosts and absences, haunted by the men who marched away but never came back.
'A poignant and readable mystery' THE TIMES
Grace Armstrong believes that she has come to terms with her own loss, the death of her dazzling fiance who was declared Missing in Action. But soon he starts to reappear both in her waking life and dreams.
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.
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.
Will Grace find the answers she so desperately craves, or will she lose herself in the search?
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Praise for The Lodger
'A deliciously Gothic page-turner' BEST
'A gripping historical mystery' A. J. WEST
'[Helen Scarlett] has a gift for pulling readers into the twists and turns of her story' SUNDAY TIMES
'A devastating reveal and a tangled web I won't forget' AMANDA GEARD
More books by Helen Scarlett
Praise for The Lodger
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[Helen Scarlett] has a gift for pulling readers into the twists and turns of her story - Sunday Times
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A deliciously Gothic page-turner - Best
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A poignant and readable mystery - The Times
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A gripping historical mystery that confounds the impossible. The Lodger takes the longing of wartime heartbreak and wraps it in a wickedly deadly conundrum - A. J. West, author of THE SPIRIT ENGINEER
Helen Scarlett
Helen Scarlett is a writer and English teacher. Her debut historical novel, The Deception of Harriet Fleet, a chilling take on nineteenth-century classics such as Jane Eyre, was highly praised. Her second novel, The Lodger, is another Gothic tale set in London in the aftermath of the Great War. Helen lives in County Durham with her husband and two daughters.
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