The Lover
eBook - ePub

The Lover

  1. 313 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Lover

About this book

"A tense and intelligent psychological thriller that confirms Laura Wilson's seat at the high table of British crime writing." —The Guardian
Winner of the Prix du Polar Européen (France)
It's the fall of 1940, and London is being destroyed by the Blitz. Every night, its citizens cram into shelters, basements, subway stations—anything to avoid the bombs. And every morning, they awake to scenes of fresh devastation. But some of those citizens don't wake up. In many cases, it's the bombs that are to blame. But for a handful of the dead, there seems to have been a more immediate cause. The victims were all prostitutes, like the victims of another, notorious serial killer. Jack the Ripper may be long gone, but it's clear that someone is following in his footsteps . . .
"Wilson's period thriller offers a compelling setup inspired by the true, if little-known, rampage of the Blackout Ripper, who slaughtered prostitutes during the London Blitz of 1940 . . . she easily maintains suspense, even as she peels back the layers of the murderer's twisted psyche." — Publishers Weekly
"Ms. Wilson draws out the suspense exquisitely, and these three characters come alive on the page . . . An atmospheric and, at times, gruesome tale, The Lover delivers on its promise of being a chilling and intense read." — Irish Examiner
"Simply superb: not only the best thing she has written to date, but certainly one of the best crime novels of the year." — Birmingham Post
"Wilson is one of those crime writers who break every boundary in the genre; she steps wholeheartedly into the ranks of genuine literary writing . . ." — Sunday Herald

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Table of contents

  1. PROLOGUE: Saturday 9th October 1940
  2. Five Weeks Earlier—Saturday 14th September
  3. Monday 16th September: RAF Hornchurch, Essex
  4. Monday 16th September: Clapham, London
  5. Monday 16th September: Soho, London
  6. Tuesday 17th September: Jim
  7. Tuesday 17th September: Lucy
  8. Friday 20th September: Rene
  9. Friday 20th September: Lucy
  10. Friday 20th September: Jim
  11. Saturday 21st September: Fitzrovia
  12. Monday 23rd September: Rene
  13. Wednesday 25th September: Lucy
  14. Wednesday 25th September: Jim
  15. Thursday 26th September: Rene
  16. Thursday 26th September: Lucy
  17. Friday 27th September: Soho
  18. Friday 27th September: Jim
  19. Friday 27th September: Rene
  20. Saturday 28th September: Jim
  21. Wednesday 2nd October: Rene
  22. Friday 4th October: Lucy
  23. Friday 4th October: Soho
  24. Saturday 5th October: Jim
  25. Saturday 5th October: Rene
  26. Thursday 10th October: Jim
  27. Thursday 10th October: Lucy
  28. Friday 11th October: Rene
  29. Friday 11th October: Lucy
  30. Monday 14th October: Rene
  31. Saturday 19th October: Lucy
  32. Saturday 19th October: Rene
  33. Saturday 19th October: Jim
  34. STATEMENTS GIVEN TO CHIEF INSPECTOR PALMER, 'C' DIVISION BY SQUADRON LEADER A.C. MAXWELL, NO. 603 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch