Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⬜⬜
Title: The Paris Apartment
Author: Lucy Foley
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Setting: Paris, France
Month Read: March 2022
Book Type: Hardcover
Publication: 2022
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages: 360
*March Book of the Month Selection
TRIGGER WARNING-
Death / Grief / Sexual Content / Assault / Alcohol / Drugs / Abuse / Verbal Abuse / Prostitution / Kidnapping / Rape / Blackmail
"I could not explain that I simply wanted someone to love. Wholehearted, unreserved, requited."
No Spoiler Summary:
Jess shows up in Paris to visit her brother, Ben, after she needs to get away after an incident at her job in England. She arrives to his apartment only to find out that her brother has seemingly vanished, and she quickly starts to try to unravel where he is, and why it has happened.
As hours and days go by, Jess starts to meet the other inhabitants of the apartment building. Each seemingly having their own secrets, and own motivations to get Ben out of the picture. As more secrets start showing up, and Jess starts to realize Ben was writing a story about something that could be big, the suspect list only grows larger.
Will Jess find Ben? Alive? Will she uncover the secrets people tried so hard to keep hidden? You'd have to read to find out.
Review:
I really loved The Guest List and had high expectations going in for this after the hype that has been building steadily the last few months, and I thought the book was okay. The twist was more unexpected than I thought it would be, and some parts of this book reminded me of my favorite Agatha Christie novel, And Then There Were None. Overall, glad I read it but it certainly is not a book of the year contender, but a nice thriller to read in a day or two if you so choose.
The Characters were interesting, for sure. I did love that Lucy gives you just enough information to keep you wanting another page, and then another, and then another until you finish. I was pleasantly surprised the motivations some had, and the ties that are bind throughout the read.
Paris is a great backdrop for a good thriller. I loved the mood, and the attitudes, and the posh vs poor dynamic in the apartment building. I loved the subplots, and the callbacks to England for some of the characters. I think it was super believable, and the seedy underbelly of such a romantic, beautiful city did a lot for me.
Recommendation:
Fun Thrillers:
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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