The Lodger

By: Gabriel Bergmoser

Narrated by: Chloe Bayliss, Emily Weir, Jamie Oxenbould, Stephen Peacocke

Ryan and Sophie are a golden couple in Melbourne, the charming, salt-of-the-earth country boy and the charismatic, gorgeous social butterfly. When Ryan’s father dies, leaving them the family farm, it seems like a chance for Ryan to get back to his roots and for Sophie to embrace the bucolic country life she always dreamed of. But reality proves very different, and years spent struggling against an implacable drought have pushed their marriage – and finances – to the absolute limit.

Things change when a jovial middle-aged man hires out their guest house. George’s curiosity, optimism and eccentric ideas prove to be a strange kind of balm for the couple. But as his suggestions for fixing their marriage take on a dangerous, sinister edge, both Ryan and Sophie are forced to confront how far they are willing to go to avoid hard truths – and whether George is in fact who he says he is.

Meanwhile, across the country, a young fugitive named Maggie is hunting for a man with whom she shares a twisted mutual obsession. A man who has a lot in common with George. And one who might be doing everything in his power to draw her into a final, decisive showdown.

Patricia Highsmith meets Jane Harper in this psychological thriller from the author of The Hitchhiker.

©2024 Gabriel Bergmoser (P)2024 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

All good!

Nothing all good!!!! I liked it a lot, fun read, I enjoyed it very much much.

Interesting mystery

I liked the twists in the storyline and the character development was very good. The different voices were a plus.

suspenseful

I was drawn to see what happened next. I was rooting for the girl. I also rooted for the young couple at the farm

Is a good listen for one time

The story was ok and it has ups and downs is entertaining but it will not stay with you forever

Kind of an intense story

Reminded me of Stephen King but w/o the demonic parts that SK always brings in

no organization

i liked the performance of the narrators and the characterization development of the characters.
the author did an excellent job in developing characters but a terrible job in depicting their motivations. it was never clear why the serial killer choose his victims or how he managed to end up where he did. the efforts for the investigation were all over the place and confusing.
the story was six hours long but needed another two or three hours to develop the details, motivations and organization.
the point where the story failed the most was that none of the characters showed any real effort for redemption. Maggie grew some but not enough to enter the realm of hero or even being likeable. the rest of the actors were unsavable. in my opinion this effort was a waste of time.

I'm So Lost

The narrators did a good job. However, somewhere along the way, I lost track of who is who. It was a suspenseful story. But I got confused so many times. I think it's one of those books that's easier to follow in print.

Kept me interested in the character and their motivations

Enjoyed these narrators. A narrator makes or ruins even great stories. These made the listening enjoyable not irritating.

Great voices

The performances were outstanding and the story was fast paced and really good with a satisfying ending.

Surprisingly good!

I was just looking for something included with Audible that wasn’t too awful, but this actually turned out to be kind of a hidden gem.
Turns out there are two other audiobooks that come before this, so I’m excited to go check those out now.