Synopsis: 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. (from the author’s website)
Whew. Remind me never to sign up to apartment sit!
Jules is pretty much alone in the world. Her sister went missing several years before and has not been found. Her parents died not long after. Her boyfriend just betrayed her and her one friend in the world is letting her couch surf at her apartment, but Jules doesn’t want to be an imposition. Oh, and she just lost her job to cutbacks in the company.
So when this ad catches her attention she jumps at the chance. The salary is staggering and will allow her to pay off all her debt and have money to spare when she’s done. And then there is the building itself.
The Bartholomew is the setting of Jules’ favorite book of all time, Heart of a dreamer, and Jules is even more excited to find out that the author lives in the building. (Don’t talk to any of the other residents, though.)
Jules is in one of the penthouse suites which is beautiful except for the creepy wallpaper and has amazing views of Central Park. She cannot believe her luck. Her best friend, Chloe, though tries to remind her that if something “sounds too good to be true, it usually is.”
She should have listened to that advice.
The building is quite old and there are whispers of rumors about its past. But Jules knows that any building this old has a history. And there is so much secrecy surrounding the people who live there, so in the absence of the truth, people make up stories as to why they think the residents are so secretive. Jules knows there is nothing sinister about a building.
Or is there?
This novel twists and turns and just when you thought she was safe she gets pulled back in and this time she might not make it out alive.
Book Details:
* Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
* Hardback: 384 pages; Dutton; 1st edition (July 2, 2019)
* Paperback: 400 pages; Dutton (May 5, 2020)
* Kindle: 1855 KB; 381 pages; Dutton (July 2, 2019)
* Audiobook: 10 hours 26 minutes;
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