300:
as one of its choices for best crime fiction novel of 2004. Reviewer Jane
Jakeman praised Wilson for her "meticulous" research on historical elements of the novel and considered the novel to be a "terrific read" that "continues the Dickensian tradition of the London crime novel." The
332:
effusively praised the novel as being "quite simply superb: not only the best thing she has written to date, but certainly one of the best crime novels of the year." In particular, he noted that Wilson provided a convincing view of 1940s London and her lifelike characters.
40:
238:
during the bombing and subsequent blackout in the city. The novel looks at the events from three view points: a female prostitute with a young son who is a potential victim, a woman who met
Cummings and became infatuated with him, and Cummins himself.
184:
awards. The French translation, released in 2005 by Albin Michel, won the Prix Littéraires 2004 Prix du Polar
Europeen. Critics heavily praised the work, with British papers
321:
s David James felt the novel was "compulsive reading" and praised Wilson's ability to portray the "uneasy atmosphere" and provide the "perfect setting" for story. The
693:
310:
s
Susanna Yager also chose the novel as one of the top thrillers of 2004, noting that Wilson is "very good at creating an authentic period atmosphere".
429:
589:
485:
463:
408:
382:
134:
177:, the novel follows the viewpoints of three different people, including the killer, as their individual lives begin to intersect.
533:
698:
688:
537:
507:
281:
181:
703:
683:
503:
708:
437:
284:'s Gold Dagger and Ellis Peters Historical Dagger awards, but did not win either. The French translation won the
617:
247:
166:
81:
258:
version was published in the United
Kingdom on 21 April 2005, and in the United States on 28 June 2005.
162:
53:
563:
567:
285:
180:
It was released in the United States by Orion's
American branch. The novel was nominated for two 2004
622:
303:
192:
288:
2004 Prix du Polar
Europeen award for the "Best Crime Novel of the Year In Translation" in 2004.
358:
353:
314:
433:
141:
129:
390:
646:
594:
323:
292:
223:
186:
170:
541:
219:
169:
on 17 June 2004. A fictionalized account of the activities of a serial killer known as
17:
677:
216:
71:
254:
from on 17 June 2004. It was published in the United States the following week. The
39:
266:
208:
174:
511:
329:
231:
255:
110:
664:
467:
412:
251:
148:
489:
235:
227:
199:
s reviewers both selecting it as one of the best novels of 2004.
644:
Ripley, Mike (26 June 2004). "Books: Mike Ripley's Crime File".
142:
250:first published the novel in the United Kingdom in
140:
128:
117:
105:
97:
87:
77:
67:
59:
49:
230:, Cummins began strangling and mutilating female
173:who began killing prostitutes in London during
504:"The CWA's 2004 Gold and Silver Dagger Awards"
534:"The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger 2004"
165:and first published in the United Kingdom by
8:
261:It was translated to French and released as
32:
424:
422:
383:"Laura Wilson, Under the spotlight Q&A"
348:
346:
590:"The best of 2004: crime fiction reviewed"
215:is a novel based on the real-life case of
38:
31:
161:is a 2004 crime fiction novel written by
342:
7:
25:
694:Novels about British prostitution
588:Jakeman, Jane (3 December 2004).
616:Yager, Susanna (20 July 2004).
1:
725:
538:Crime Writers' Association
508:Crime Writers' Association
430:"The Lover search results"
282:Crime Writers' Association
182:Crime Writers' Association
27:2004 novel by Laura Wilson
381:Guttridge, Peter (2004).
37:
665:Laura Wilson's official
564:"Prix du Polar Européen"
226:. A 28-year-old British
618:"Corporate skulduggery"
540:. 2004. Archived from
510:. 2004. Archived from
280:was nominated for the
248:Orion Publishing Group
167:Orion Publishing Group
82:Orion Publishing Group
18:The Lover (2004 novel)
460:The Lover (Paperback)
405:The Lover (Hardcover)
699:Novels set in London
689:British crime novels
389:(22). Archived from
222:, also known as the
704:Fiction set in 1942
684:2004 British novels
623:The Daily Telegraph
362:. 29 September 2005
265:on 1 April 2005 by
243:Publication history
44:First edition cover
34:
440:on 17 January 2013
434:Barnes & Noble
393:on 7 October 2008.
709:Orion Books books
154:
153:
98:Publication place
16:(Redirected from
716:
652:
651:
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
585:
579:
578:
576:
574:
568:Prix Littéraires
560:
554:
553:
551:
549:
544:on 13 March 2009
530:
524:
523:
521:
519:
514:on 13 March 2009
500:
494:
493:
478:
472:
471:
456:
450:
449:
447:
445:
436:. Archived from
426:
417:
416:
401:
395:
394:
378:
372:
371:
369:
367:
350:
320:
309:
286:Prix Littéraires
198:
144:
89:Publication date
42:
35:
21:
724:
723:
719:
718:
717:
715:
714:
713:
674:
673:
661:
656:
655:
647:Birmingham Post
643:
642:
638:
628:
626:
615:
614:
610:
600:
598:
595:The Independent
587:
586:
582:
572:
570:
562:
561:
557:
547:
545:
532:
531:
527:
517:
515:
502:
501:
497:
482:L'Amant Anglais
480:
479:
475:
458:
457:
453:
443:
441:
428:
427:
420:
403:
402:
398:
380:
379:
375:
365:
363:
352:
351:
344:
339:
324:Birmingham Post
318:
307:
293:The Independent
275:
263:L'Amant Anglais
245:
224:Blackout Ripper
205:
196:
187:The Independent
171:Blackout Ripper
123:(first edition)
106:Media type
90:
45:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
722:
720:
712:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
676:
675:
672:
671:
660:
659:External links
657:
654:
653:
636:
608:
580:
555:
525:
495:
473:
451:
418:
396:
373:
341:
340:
338:
335:
274:
271:
244:
241:
220:Gordon Cummins
204:
201:
152:
151:
146:
138:
137:
132:
126:
125:
119:
115:
114:
107:
103:
102:
101:United Kingdom
99:
95:
94:
91:
88:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
721:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
670:
668:
663:
662:
658:
650:. p. 53.
649:
648:
640:
637:
625:
624:
619:
612:
609:
597:
596:
591:
584:
581:
569:
566:(in French).
565:
559:
556:
543:
539:
535:
529:
526:
513:
509:
505:
499:
496:
491:
487:
484:(in French).
483:
477:
474:
469:
465:
461:
455:
452:
439:
435:
431:
425:
423:
419:
414:
410:
406:
400:
397:
392:
388:
384:
377:
374:
361:
360:
355:
349:
347:
343:
336:
334:
331:
327:
325:
317:
316:
311:
306:
305:
299:
295:
294:
289:
287:
283:
279:
272:
270:
268:
264:
259:
257:
253:
249:
242:
240:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
218:
217:serial killer
214:
210:
202:
200:
195:
194:
189:
188:
183:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
159:
150:
147:
145:
139:
136:
135:0-7528-5980-3
133:
131:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
86:
83:
80:
76:
73:
72:crime fiction
70:
66:
62:
58:
55:
52:
48:
41:
36:
30:
19:
666:
645:
639:
627:. Retrieved
621:
611:
599:. Retrieved
593:
583:
571:. Retrieved
558:
546:. Retrieved
542:the original
528:
516:. Retrieved
512:the original
498:
481:
476:
459:
454:
442:. Retrieved
438:the original
404:
399:
391:the original
386:
376:
364:. Retrieved
357:
322:
313:
312:
302:
297:
291:
290:
277:
276:
267:Albin Michel
262:
260:
246:
212:
209:World War II
206:
191:
185:
179:
175:World War II
163:Laura Wilson
157:
156:
155:
122:
93:17 June 2004
54:Laura Wilson
29:
387:Shots Ezine
354:"The Lover"
330:Mike Ripley
232:prostitutes
678:Categories
490:2226159606
468:0752864173
413:0752859803
337:References
33:The Lover
667:The Lover
359:New Books
315:New Books
304:Telegraph
298:The Lover
278:The Lover
273:Reception
256:paperback
213:The Lover
211:England,
193:Telegraph
158:The Lover
111:Hardcover
78:Publisher
629:21 March
601:21 March
573:21 March
548:21 March
518:21 March
444:21 March
366:21 March
252:hardback
203:Synopsis
190:and the
149:59271349
60:Language
669:webpage
296:listed
207:Set in
121:282 pp
109:Print (
63:English
488:
466:
411:
236:London
228:airman
50:Author
319:'
308:'
197:'
118:Pages
68:Genre
631:2009
603:2009
575:2009
550:2009
520:2009
486:ASIN
464:ASIN
446:2009
409:ASIN
368:2009
143:OCLC
130:ISBN
234:in
680::
620:.
592:.
536:.
506:.
462:.
432:.
421:^
407:.
385:.
356:.
345:^
328:s
269:.
633:.
605:.
577:.
552:.
522:.
492:.
470:.
448:.
415:.
370:.
326:'
113:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
