A review by krismcd59
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

4.0

The sensual wit that drew Waters' fans to her Victorian romps, [b:Tipping the Velvet|56373|Tipping the Velvet|Sarah Waters|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388633460s/56373.jpg|1013794] and [b:Fingersmith|45162|Fingersmith|Sarah Waters|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327879025s/45162.jpg|1014113], is severely restrained in this intense psychological thriller, but nonetheless there in her razor-sharp depictions of class consciousness in post-WWI Britain. As in her justly-praised eerie masterpiece, [b:The Little Stranger|6065182|The Little Stranger|Sarah Waters|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348922866s/6065182.jpg|5769396], she restricts us to the thoughts and perceptions of a sympathetic but highly unreliable narrator. The plot is a classic noir treatment of sexual obsession and secrecy that avoids falling into predictable patterns. Very compelling.