The Lodger vs The Paradise Mystery: Which Should You Read?

The Lodger Marie Belloc Lowndes · 1913 ★★★★☆ 4.1 286 pages · ≈ 5 h 18 m · Challenging

The Lodger is the first known novelization of the Jack the Ripper story. It follows the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, a maid and butler. An eccentric lodger, Mr. Sleuth, arrives at their lodging-house just as a wave of…

The Paradise Mystery Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 210 pages · ≈ 3 h 53 m · Challenging

“American tourists, sure appreciators of all that is ancient and picturesque in England, invariably come to a halt, holding their breath in a sudden catch of wonder, as they pass through the half-ruinous gateway which admits to the Close of Wrychester.”

American tourists, sure appreciators of all that is ancient and picturesque in England, invariably come to a halt, holding their breath in a sudden catch of wonder, as they pass through the half-ruinous gateway which…