A quiet lodger
9.99 €
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A quiet lodger
9.99 €
A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a serial killer, narrated by his loved ones: his 13-year-old daughter, his new girlfriend - and the victim he's kept on a chain for five years...
Aidan. Widower Aidan Thomas. He's considered the perfect father and neighbor. He's charming, compassionate and caring. Rachel's the only one who knows his dark side. Aidan is a maniac, he's killed eight women and is about to end his ninth...with her. Rachel. For five years she's lived in a backyard shed, handcuffed to a bed. No one - not even the maniac's wife and daughter - knew she existed. And after the death of his spouse, Aidan moved out, taking Rachel with him. A lodger. In the new house, he put her in the guest room, where he chained her to the bed again. But now she can have breakfast and dinner with him and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia. She sees Rachel as a lodger going through a difficult time. Oh, how true... The daughter of a maniac. Gradually, a sympathy, almost a friendship, develops between the captive and Cecilia, a withdrawn teenager. Rachel realizes that if there is a chance to escape, she will not leave the girl here. A new victim. But then Aidan meets Emily, a young bar worker. At any moment, this girl could become his next victim. And Rachel's fate is a sad one...
Aidan. Widower Aidan Thomas. He's considered the perfect father and neighbor. He's charming, compassionate and caring. Rachel's the only one who knows his dark side. Aidan is a maniac, he's killed eight women and is about to end his ninth...with her. Rachel. For five years she's lived in a backyard shed, handcuffed to a bed. No one - not even the maniac's wife and daughter - knew she existed. And after the death of his spouse, Aidan moved out, taking Rachel with him. A lodger. In the new house, he put her in the guest room, where he chained her to the bed again. But now she can have breakfast and dinner with him and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia. She sees Rachel as a lodger going through a difficult time. Oh, how true... The daughter of a maniac. Gradually, a sympathy, almost a friendship, develops between the captive and Cecilia, a withdrawn teenager. Rachel realizes that if there is a chance to escape, she will not leave the girl here. A new victim. But then Aidan meets Emily, a young bar worker. At any moment, this girl could become his next victim. And Rachel's fate is a sad one...
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