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The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent
1934 novel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent is a thriller novel by the British writer Edward Phillips Oppenheim, which was first published in 1934. It is set in a boarding house in London.
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Synopsis
Struggling young businessman Roger Ferrison takes a room at a boarding house in Hammersmith. At first his fellow boarders are seemingly mundane, but he gradually notices strange happenings culminating in the murder of one of the residents just outside the house.
Film adaptation
In 1938 the story provided a loose basis for the comedy-thriller film Strange Boarders made by Gainsborough Pictures and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr and Googie Withers.[1] Significant alterations were made to the plot and characters.
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