The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley

The Paris Apartment

By Lucy Foley

  • Release Date: 2022-02-22
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 3,616 Ratings

Description

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.”  — Vogue

"[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." — People

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.

Reviews

  • Author hopes it will become a film

    2
    By dominolouis
    Painfully clear the author envisioned a noir movie and included scenes specifically for that purpose. Forgot that readers simply want an engaging enjoyable read and not a screenplay
  • The Ending!!! 4.5 Stars

    4
    By adip2017
    The ending alone bumped this up to a 4 1/2 star rating for me! The story took a little while to build at first, but once it took off, it had me flipping the pages. The back half of the book was phenomenal. I can’t get over the ending!!! I tend to catch onto thriller plots fairly quickly, and was truly shocked by the ending of this one! This was a great read I would definitely recommend it.
  • Wow!

    5
    By Kdubs24
    This was such an exhilarating read! I could not stop reading! I loved the different narrators and the cliffhangers before each change in narration. The ending and the true plot is mind-blowing! The whole time you think one thing has happened but turns out that thing you thought didn’t happen at least not how you thought. Such a great read! Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
  • This one had everything

    5
    By Jewel....
    Likable characters, interesting plot, suspense, surprises, and a good ending.
  • Excellent, who done it?

    5
    By Whendreamsisee
    Only someone could give this book a bad review because they never read it to the end. I’m good at figuring out who did it normally, but in this book I didn’t even figure out who died.
  • Amazing

    5
    By JuanPortugal31
    My 2 sisters and my 2 best friends all ought the book once it was recommended to us from a friend and we all read it. It was an amazing story and I loved the way the book is structured. So many secrets, twists and turns
  • Delicious ending

    5
    By Clogue33
    I like Foleys writing style - not caught up in hearing the sound of her own voice - it’s a refreshing change. Well done.
  • Satisfying

    3
    By brock_zahler
    This book was super interesting! I am going through a bit of a reading slump right now, so it took me much longer to finish this one than I would a normal book, but I think I attribute this to myself, not the book. I was interested in the characters and the premise, and while the back and forth narration was a bit confusing and jarring, overall I thought the ending was satisfying and surprising.
  • 51 pages?

    1
    By Bailnb
    this book is apparently only 51 pages and has no storyline or plot.
  • A great murder mystery in Paris

    5
    By ohmymu
    A great Parisian twist! Family secrets, family ties, & family murder. A real page tuner, couldn’t put it down.

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