The Lodger
Hardcover
1983 · San Diego, New York, ET AL
by Simenon, Georges and translated by Stuart Gilbert
San Diego, New York, ET AL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0151529604 . A Fine edition in an equally unblemished dust-jacket ; The Lodger is a novel written by Georges Simenon and translated by Stuart Gilbert. The story follows a detective, Jean Ray, who is asked to investigate the death of a woman who has been living in the same building as him. The woman, Mrs. Kapp, has been living in the building for years and is known to be a recluse. The detective begins to suspect that she may be the victim of a crime, and begins to investigate her past. He soon discovers that she is a widow who has been living in the building because her husband died in a car accident. The detective begins to investigate her husband's death and discovers that he was involved in a shady business deal. The detective is able to solve the crime and prosecute the people responsible.; 8vo; 165 pages; Price? ? ? . (Inventory #: 56286)