Brilliantly executed, and with perhaps the most relatable, and reliable protagonist in recent memory.
In this case, we end up with a cast of relatable (although flawed) characters, a very spooky setting, the added layer of there being overlapping and shifting alliances, and several fascinating historical elements between the characters themselves. There are multiple characters (all exceedingly well developed), many different perspectives, which usually only confuses the reader. This is an incredibly well written book which could have been no easy feat as the structure is very unique and pretty complicated. Usually when I do this I am at least somewhat disappointed because my expectations are insanely high. I preordered this book and have been anxiously awaiting its arrival for weeks. (If you have a different narrator every chapter, the audience might not notice how thin the story is!) By now I've forgotten who the victim is. She rushed this into production, probably aided by some "8 characters you find in every modern thriller" clickbait article. (If a story is not at all interesting, how much can I care when new facts come to light?) Lucy Foley released a hit book in 2020, and pandemic audiences are hungry for new titles. With so many characters, I expected to find one or two to like-I never did. Over the course of a week, I waited and waited for the story to grab me-it never did. Lucy Foley's last two novels did that, so I pre-ordered The Paris Apartment and started it the day it appeared in my library. Months later I don't remember the specific plots and characters, only whether or not the books held my attention. I buy about 100 audiobooks a year, a solid number of them being pop mysteries. And everyone knows something they’re not telling. The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The conciergeĮveryone's a neighbor. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. " clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." - Peopleįrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… “Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” - Vogue
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