Thrillers & Suspense
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The Paris Apartment: A Novel
"As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building, cozy up with Lucy Foley's latest whodunnit." -- Parade
"Exceedingly clever." -- Booklist
From 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…
Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. 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. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he's not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Ben's neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. 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.
The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge
Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling.
"Exceedingly clever." -- Booklist
From 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…
Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. 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. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he's not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Ben's neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. 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.
The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge
Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling.
Editorial Reviews
"The streets of Paris have never looked darker, more opulent, or more sinister than in Lucy Foley's gloriously twisty new novel." -- Ruth Ware
"Extremely evocative, with a richly-drawn atmosphere you can cut with a knife. Short of a trip to Paris, the next best thing is surely to settle down with a bottle of French wine and devour The Paris Apartment. The mystery revolves around an exclusive Paris apartment building, and Jess, our hugely likeable heroine, searching for her brother, who is missing from his apartment. The other tenants all have secrets to hide, and twist follows twist until you don't know who to trust -- or suspect. Stylish, suspenseful, claustrophobic and menacing... Lucy Foley just keeps getting better and better. More, please!" -- Alex Michealides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"The Paris Apartment is a charged, charming thriller that'll have us all eyeing the neighbors a bit skeptically, no matter where it is we live." -- Town & Country
"If you binged Only Murders in the Building, then this book sounds like it may be right up your alley." -- Buzzfeed
"As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building, cozy up with Lucy Foley's latest whodunnit." -- Parade
"Another well-paced, suspenseful locked-room mystery with shifting points of view." -- Library Journal
"Will keep you guessing until the very end. …This whodunnit will have you saying, ‘Oh mon Dieu!'" -- E! Online
"An enticing Parisian locked room mystery with enough twists and turns to keep even the most seasoned of thriller fans guessing." -- Popsugar
"Another glamorous mystery with a sprawling, secretive cast-namely, the inhabitants of the titular apartment complex." -- BookPage
"Super-twisty." -- Cosmopolitan
"Extremely evocative, with a richly-drawn atmosphere you can cut with a knife. Short of a trip to Paris, the next best thing is surely to settle down with a bottle of French wine and devour The Paris Apartment. The mystery revolves around an exclusive Paris apartment building, and Jess, our hugely likeable heroine, searching for her brother, who is missing from his apartment. The other tenants all have secrets to hide, and twist follows twist until you don't know who to trust -- or suspect. Stylish, suspenseful, claustrophobic and menacing... Lucy Foley just keeps getting better and better. More, please!" -- Alex Michealides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"The Paris Apartment is a charged, charming thriller that'll have us all eyeing the neighbors a bit skeptically, no matter where it is we live." -- Town & Country
"If you binged Only Murders in the Building, then this book sounds like it may be right up your alley." -- Buzzfeed
"As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building, cozy up with Lucy Foley's latest whodunnit." -- Parade
"Another well-paced, suspenseful locked-room mystery with shifting points of view." -- Library Journal
"Will keep you guessing until the very end. …This whodunnit will have you saying, ‘Oh mon Dieu!'" -- E! Online
"An enticing Parisian locked room mystery with enough twists and turns to keep even the most seasoned of thriller fans guessing." -- Popsugar
"Another glamorous mystery with a sprawling, secretive cast-namely, the inhabitants of the titular apartment complex." -- BookPage
"Super-twisty." -- Cosmopolitan
Readers Top Reviews
gido
but poor quality paper inside. Still, compared to other new books it's probably good value for money.
Deekindle_addict5
Each chapter a character’s flat, one dimensional, thinly written narrative. There is nothing gripping about the plot.
Lauren Rebecca Ro
I think like a lot of people, I really enjoyed The Guest List and decided to preorder this book. It took me about two days to read, but I felt it was really well done. I loved the mystery and the twists within this mystery and felt excited to find out what was going to happen next. Characters were mysterious, but dynamic, and made the plot that much more compelling. All in all, I loved this book. It’s a fun, quick read. If you liked her other book(s), you’ll like this book.
Emilie G.amanda b
I really enjoyed The Guest List and have been very excited to read this book. But I am struggling with even forcing myself to finish it. It is the story of Jess, who has abruptly decided to go visit her half-brother, Ben, in Paris. When she arrives at his apartment, he has vanished into thin air, and none of the other residents of the building seem to know anything about what might have happened to him. Not to mention the fact that they are all a bit off-putting at best and downright unwelcoming at worst. Jess doesn't know who can help her or who she can trust and is convinced something terrible has happened to Ben. The characters in this book are all unlikeable, flat, and unsympathetic. Jess is the best of the bunch, but she comes across as naive, terribly impulsive, and not that bright--how else can you explain continuously sneaking around other people's apartments, extensively going through their things, and not seeming to realize that she can get caught at any moment? The rest of the residents feel like cartoons or caricatures: the lonely aging wife who traded her youth and beauty for money, the isolated young daughter who yearns to break free of her introverted exterior and live out her fantasies, the repressed son who could never please his demanding father... I just found it boring and trite. The pacing also was too slow. "Where is Ben?" is really the biggest question or mystery, and there seems to be no real sense of urgency about finding the answer to that question. The biggest feelings of tension come when Jess is snooping through other people's apartments because she always takes forever to do it when someone could walk in on her--that's not tension, that's frustration at Jess being dumb. And the setting is odd. For making such a big deal about this being in Paris, it doesn't really feel like Paris plays that big of a role in the story. Although Jess feels isolated and alone, the setting could be anywhere in the world. It is the apartment BUILDING that is the big factor in the book. At about half-way through I just really got fed up with the characters, and then they began to commit some really despicable actions with no real explanations. Instead of being intrigued I was repelled. I began skimming, trying to find some action and something interesting. I am now about 3/4 through and am really trying to decide if I want to finish it or not, because I really don't care what happened to Ben, what will happen to the rest of the inhabitants of the building, and although I do care a bit about Jess, she also makes terrible decisions, so she might deserve whatever happens to her. I suppose if I do end up finishing the book I will update this, but at this point, I would not recommend this book at all. The Guest List was great. This one is not. UPDATE: I did finish it, but my opinion has not changed. Things finally got interesting a...
Sushi BearEmilie
This book was a lot like the “The Guest List” (also by Lucy Foley): the wealthy but deeply troubled characters, set in an ominous foreign landscape, told from many different perspectives. The plot was very unrealistic but you just have to embrace it and enjoy the locked room /whodunnit charm. I actually did enjoy it. The story really picked up towards the end. Character development is hard with so many perspectives, however, I found that I really liked the main character. I felt that I could really understand her and relate in many ways. A couple of the other big characters were one dimensional, however, but that’s ok. There were a lot of predictable moments but also some good surprises. Overall, this book felt as though it was written to be a movie. It was a fun quick read and I got through it in about 2 days.
