The Lodger

Inspired by the Ripper murders of 25 years before, Belloc Lowndes wrote this story in 1913, a gripping claustrophobic tale describing the impact on an impecunious ageing couple - the Buntings - when an eccentric stranger comes to stay as lodger.

Mr Sleuth is a good guest, pays handsomely and in advance, needs very little looking after and seems to be a harmless gentleman.

But when the murderous exploits of a serial killer known only as `The Avenger' start occurring closer to home, Mrs Bunting...