Title: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
Publisher: Dutton
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense
Length: 381 pages
Book Rating: B+
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Summary:
The next heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager follows a young woman whose new job apartment sitting in one of New York’s oldest and most glamorous buildings may cost more than it pays.
No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.
Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s sordid past and into the secrets kept within its walls. What she discovers pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.
Review:
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is a twisty-turny, suspenseful mystery.
Twenty-five year old Jules Larsen is couch-surfing with her best friend, Chloe, after losing her job and her boyfriend. She is desperate for a job when she answers a craigslist ad for an apartment sitter at the high-brow Bartholomew apartment building. The pay is an astounding $1000 a week and despite a few reservations and warnings from Chloe, Jules agrees to abide by a strict set of rules and eagerly moves into the opulent apartment.
Jules is delighted to meet fellow apartment sitter, Ingrid Gallagher, who is an energetic bundle of frenetic energy. However, when Ingrid goes missing, Jules begins to dig a little deeper in to the Bartholomew’s somewhat checkered (and disturbing) past. Will Jules find Ingrid? And will she uncover the truth about what is behind some of the apartment sitters’ mysterious disappearances?
The old adage “if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is” soon begins to resonate with Jules. At first wowed by her lavish surroundings, Jules begins to feel a little creeped out in the posh apartment. Despite her unease, she is charmed by neighbor Dr. Nick, entranced by her favorite author and a bit starry-eyed by her glimpses of Marianne Duncan. But following Ingrid’s inexplicable disappearance, Jules takes a much closer look at the Bartholomew’s history. What she unearths is absolutely terrifying but has Jules discovered the truth about what is going on in the Bartholomew?
Lock Every Door is a sinister mystery which also features a horror novel vibe. The storyline is engaging and the characters are quite intriguing. Jules is a charming young woman with a tragic past that fuels her urgent need to find out what happened to Ingrid. Just when it appears Jules has discovered the chilling truth about the Bartholomew, Riley Sager brings this addictive mystery to a positively jaw-dropping, unpredictable conclusion. I absolutely loved and HIGHLY recommend this enthralling mystery!
