The Paris Apartment
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- Author：Lucy Foley
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Reviews
Annie Babangida
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Wasn't able to read Wasn't able to read 。。。more
Jenny H
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A twisty thriller with a great cast of believable characters。 When Jess goes to visit her brother， Ben， in the old， upmarket Parisian apartment block， he's not there。 The other residents are a secretive and unfriendly lot。 Jess is intrigued to find that her brother lived in such an expensive area and enlists the help of Ben's fellow journalist， Theo。。 A modern day Agatha Christie and a great read Once you start reading this， you won't want to stop。 A twisty thriller with a great cast of believable characters。 When Jess goes to visit her brother， Ben， in the old， upmarket Parisian apartment block， he's not there。 The other residents are a secretive and unfriendly lot。 Jess is intrigued to find that her brother lived in such an expensive area and enlists the help of Ben's fellow journalist， Theo。。 A modern day Agatha Christie and a great read Once you start reading this， you won't want to stop。 。。。more
Maggie Walsh
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** I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publishers **This is the third book by Lucy Foley and I am sorry to say the weakest of the three。 I devoured her first two books and found them impossible to put down。 The Paris Apartment is in much the same vein but with completely unlikable characters。 As anyone who has read Foley's previous two books will know there are unlikely characters aplenty but there is always at least one person ** I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publishers **This is the third book by Lucy Foley and I am sorry to say the weakest of the three。 I devoured her first two books and found them impossible to put down。 The Paris Apartment is in much the same vein but with completely unlikable characters。 As anyone who has read Foley's previous two books will know there are unlikely characters aplenty but there is always at least one person to root for。 I didn't feel that here。 The storyline is very simple which is no bad thing but it follows a rinse and repeat of her first two books。 As a simple， thriller it hits all the spots but compared to her first two books its just lacking something。 。。。more
Emma
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Number twelve Rue Des Amants， an old French house， now a little rundown and a little creepy， but once luxurious – split into five apartments。 One vast apartment per floor！ Ben Daniels， a journalist， is the newest tenant to the building having recently moved into the apartment on the third floor。 Moving from England to Paris and arranged for him by Nick （the nice guy）， an old university friend who has lived on the second floor since moving to Paris himself after leaving his failing start-up compa Number twelve Rue Des Amants， an old French house， now a little rundown and a little creepy， but once luxurious – split into five apartments。 One vast apartment per floor！ Ben Daniels， a journalist， is the newest tenant to the building having recently moved into the apartment on the third floor。 Moving from England to Paris and arranged for him by Nick （the nice guy）， an old university friend who has lived on the second floor since moving to Paris himself after leaving his failing start-up company behind in America。The first floor is occupied by Antoine （the drunk）， whose wife has recently left him。 The fourth floor holds Mimi （a girl on the verge） and her flatmate Camille – young and beautiful。 The penthouse is retained by the wealthy Meuniers。 Sophisticated and snooty Sophie （the socialite） and her husband Jacques， a refined wine merchant。 And then there is The Concierge （a concierge）， an ageing woman who lives in a dilapidated lodge at the back of the building and has been there for years， invisible but always lurking in the background and always watching。Back in England， Jess is having some trouble at work and needs to make a speedy retreat。 She calls her brother， Ben， and begrudgingly， he agrees to let her stay with him in his Paris apartment。 But， when Jess arrives， her brother is nowhere to be found！ As Ben’s sudden disappearance is beginning to look more and more worrying and less and less is adding up – Jess begins to ask questions but finds the other residents less than friendly or helpful for that matter。Not being able to speak much French （not wanting the funky music to do the talking）， and not knowing another person in Paris， Jess doesn’t know who to turn to， or who to trust。 Everyone around her seems hostile and she feels like she is being watched- and is that noise in the background of Ben’s final voice message to her？ Despite the uphill battle， Jess is determined to find out the truth， but in doing so， she may be in more danger than she realises。 There are many dark secrets at stake and people willing to do whatever it takes to keep those secrets from being brought into the light。“What the actual fuck？”- Jess DanielsI was lucky enough to be gifted the audiobook to listen to and once I hit play， I just couldn’t stop listening！ I was done within a day and was quite sad when it finished。 I loved the writing （as I always do with Lucy Foley） It was an immersive slow burn， filled with suspense and so much fun to read – well， listen to。 On that note， the narrators were absolutely excellent and really added to the Parisian vibe with accents and translations scattered throughout the book。 I know authors have their books translated into many different languages – and I’m not quite sure how they will manage to translate this one to French – with the French translations already within the story。 Anyway， I digress – the narrators; Clare Corbett， Daphne Kouma， Julia Winwood， Sope Dirisu， Sofia Zervudachi and Charlie Ansom were awesome！ Highly recommend the audiobook for this one！！ The book was mainly narrated by Jess but had multiple POVs – mainly the residents of the building and little snippets from Ben himself。 The book held major Agatha Christie vibes for me and I definitely got the feel of Riley Sager’s Lock Every Door too。This is the third Lucy Foley book that I’ve read， and I previously loved her other two books; The Hunting Party and The Guest List。 I’d been hoping that I would get this book after requesting it on Netgalley and actually let out a little whoop when I saw the email confirming it was available on my account， so I am really very grateful to the author and Harper Collins UK for my gifted copy to review via Netgalley。 Due to be released 3rd March 2022 – one not to be missed！Five awesome whodunit stars 💫My blog⤵️https://emmasbookreviewsonline。wordpr。。。 。。。more
Corinne
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3。5 stars。 This was my first Lucy Foley novel and I enjoyed it！ It is more of a slow burn investigation rather than a thriller so once you get past that it’s pretty good。 It was like playing Clue and trying to put all the pieces together。 There were quite a few characters to keep up with and at times you literally suspect every single one of them which I did love！ It made it more interesting and harder to figure out。 I figured some of it out but definitely not all of it。 There was too much going 3。5 stars。 This was my first Lucy Foley novel and I enjoyed it！ It is more of a slow burn investigation rather than a thriller so once you get past that it’s pretty good。 It was like playing Clue and trying to put all the pieces together。 There were quite a few characters to keep up with and at times you literally suspect every single one of them which I did love！ It made it more interesting and harder to figure out。 I figured some of it out but definitely not all of it。 There was too much going on for me to be able to guess it all。 I loved the short chapters and the switching between POV even though I had to pay attention to whether it was past or present。 Even though the beginning was fairly slow， the second half picked up so much and I just needed to know what happened！ I will definitely be reading more from Foley in the future！ 。。。more
Shannon
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This had potential but I just couldn't get into the full cast narration of a story about a woman going to her half-brother's Paris apartment only to find him missing。 What happened to Ben？？ Are his neighbors friends or foes？？ We slowly unravel the mystery of where/what happened to Ben over the course of this book， told from multiple POVs。 I was optimistic for an edge of your seat thriller but honestly I was bored more than I was thrilled。 A miss for me unfortunately。 Much thanks to NetGalley and This had potential but I just couldn't get into the full cast narration of a story about a woman going to her half-brother's Paris apartment only to find him missing。 What happened to Ben？？ Are his neighbors friends or foes？？ We slowly unravel the mystery of where/what happened to Ben over the course of this book， told from multiple POVs。 I was optimistic for an edge of your seat thriller but honestly I was bored more than I was thrilled。 A miss for me unfortunately。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy！ 。。。more
Renee
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Lucy Foley has absolutely nailed the setup of a dark， suspense driven who dunnit it mystery。。。 I felt like I was unravelling a perfectly curated game of Cludo， which is by far my fav boardgame ever。 🕵️📖 Jess needs to quickly escape from her life in London and heads to Paris to crash with her journalist brother， Ben。 While on her way to Paris， Ben leaves her a voicenote to say he will be awake and waiting to let her into the building when she arrives。 Only when she does， Ben isn't there。。。When th Lucy Foley has absolutely nailed the setup of a dark， suspense driven who dunnit it mystery。。。 I felt like I was unravelling a perfectly curated game of Cludo， which is by far my fav boardgame ever。 🕵️📖 Jess needs to quickly escape from her life in London and heads to Paris to crash with her journalist brother， Ben。 While on her way to Paris， Ben leaves her a voicenote to say he will be awake and waiting to let her into the building when she arrives。 Only when she does， Ben isn't there。。。When the neighbours start acting suspiciously and Jess's concerns for her brothers whereabouts are ignored， she starts digging into Ben's life。 She soon comes to realise that there is so much about her brother that she didn't know， and that nothing and none in the apartment building is as it seems。 What are they hiding？ Who can she trust？Where is Ben？ 💭Thoughts:The Paris Apartment is told from the multiple POV's of Jess and some of key residents of the apartment building， providing us with glimpses into their lives and the secrets they are hiding。 One of my favourite aspects of this books is the way the Apartment building became a character in and of itself。 As Jess explores the hidden corners of the building， a lurking sense of intrigue remained throughout the story。 Someone is always watching。。。The midway reveal had me absolutely stunned， I had not been expecting that at all 👏。 With the suspense and tension continuing to boil as Jess uncovers more of the apartments kept secrets， making for a page turning conclusion。 Thank you to Netgally and Harper Collins for this e-ARC copy of the Paris Apartment which drops in Aus on on 3rd March 2022。⭐⭐⭐⭐💫4。5 STARS 。。。more
Amy （amy_alwaysreading）
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（4。5⭐️） “You know， I read somewhere that 60% of us can’t go more than 10 minutes without lying。 Little slippages to make ourselves sound more attractive to others。 White lies to avoid causing offense。 So it’s not like I’ve done anything out of the ordinary。 It’s only human。”C’est magnifique！ Foley delivers a compelling read that’s easy to devour。 With short chapters and alternating POV， I found myself lost in Paris and absorbed by this mystery。 Jess’ life is a mess。 The only person she can reach （4。5⭐️） “You know， I read somewhere that 60% of us can’t go more than 10 minutes without lying。 Little slippages to make ourselves sound more attractive to others。 White lies to avoid causing offense。 So it’s not like I’ve done anything out of the ordinary。 It’s only human。”C’est magnifique！ Foley delivers a compelling read that’s easy to devour。 With short chapters and alternating POV， I found myself lost in Paris and absorbed by this mystery。 Jess’ life is a mess。 The only person she can reach out to his her half-brother who now lives in Paris。 Begrudgingly， he invites her to come stay with him while she gets back on her feet。 But when she arrives， he’s nowhere to be found。 Vanished。 Disappeared。 It doesn’t take long for Jess to realize that something just isn’t right。 But where will her amateur sleuthing lead her？ Knowledge is power until it becomes a threat。 If I’m honest， I went into this one ambivalent。 （I wasn’t all that keen on The Guest List。） But it’s Foley， and everyone loves her work。 （Honestly， I was also having major FOMO。） So I decided to give her another try。 And boy am I glad I did！！ From the very beginning， I was lured into 12 Rue des Amants and all of its secrets。 In The Paris Apartment， Foley has perfected the formula for the locked room mystery。 The residence is grand and full of mystique with an atmosphere that is tense and full of foreboding。 The characters are complex and cagey。 Full of secrets and full of motives！ Everyone is a suspect。And the unveiling of the mystery…perfectly paced。 Clues were revealed while keeping me enrapt and guessing。 And at the end， when I was sure， very sure， I knew what had transpired…the biggest of twists revealed how closely Foley played her hand。 This book made me miss the streets of Paris。 But it made me wary of what’s behind those beautiful facades。 The audiobook is an exceptional addition to the print book。 Narrated by a full cast， it adds to the intrigue while giving the characters a distinct voice。 However， with so much going on in the story， I might shy away from using the audiobook singularly。 Many thanks to William Morrow and Harper Audio for this #gifted advanced copy to read and review。 。。。more
Leona
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A mystery that just felt mediocre in it’s overall reading experience and it’s lasting impression once I had turned the final page。 There wasn’t that expected thrill with the pay-off which felt clunky than clever。 It took a while for the unfolding drama to get its clutches fully into my imagination， and by that point I was losing patience with the characters and their secrets & lies。 This seemed more of a damp squib of a thriller than a jaw-dropping firework， which considering my enjoyment of her A mystery that just felt mediocre in it’s overall reading experience and it’s lasting impression once I had turned the final page。 There wasn’t that expected thrill with the pay-off which felt clunky than clever。 It took a while for the unfolding drama to get its clutches fully into my imagination， and by that point I was losing patience with the characters and their secrets & lies。 This seemed more of a damp squib of a thriller than a jaw-dropping firework， which considering my enjoyment of her previous book， was quite disappointing。 But I’m hoping this is just a blip as I do think that Foley is an exceptional writer and maybe her next book will make more of a positive impact on me。I received an early copy from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Nataša
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My third book by Lucy Foley。 Maybe the most complex one and I like that all the things were reveling one by one at the end。 I was glad the main character went on after all happened there。 What happend in Paris stay in Paris？ I think I read this somewhere。 There were many characters， many neigbours， with many secrets and a mystery to solve。 Unfortunately I could not attach to any but any way a nice slow burning mystery。Thank you Netgalley and Harper Collins Audio for this ALC。
luce
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dnf 10%。。。this is a joke right？ this book is so bad it's just bad。 no subtlety （with characters telling us exactly what they are like in the first few lines of their being introduced: eg。 'i don't like change'， 'i remember things'）。 also， puah-lease。 i am done with french characters by english speaking authors。 just stop it okay。 whoever decided that the narrators for the audiobook should speak with a fake french accent should be be fired （joking of course）。 but really， i absolutely hate it when dnf 10%。。。this is a joke right？ this book is so bad it's just bad。 no subtlety （with characters telling us exactly what they are like in the first few lines of their being introduced: eg。 'i don't like change'， 'i remember things'）。 also， puah-lease。 i am done with french characters by english speaking authors。 just stop it okay。 whoever decided that the narrators for the audiobook should speak with a fake french accent should be be fired （joking of course）。 but really， i absolutely hate it when a film is set in a non-english speaking country （but is made by and for an english audience） and they will have the （often english） actors speak in an affected english （they are meant to be speaking in their native tongue， the english bit requires our suspension of disbelief but why then add a silly accent？！）。 anyway， this is a trashy 'thriller' and i do not have the patience for it。 。。。more
Caroline 'reading with Buddy'
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This was an interesting book， each person in the apartment block had a story to tell。 Jess does not give up in her search for her brother even though they grew up in a completely different environments。Fully recommend。I was given an advance copy by the publishers and netgalley but the review is entirely my own。
Jen
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***Disclaimer: I received an advance copy of this book***This one was a bit of a rollercoaster for me， but ultimately， I did enjoy it。Foley's mystery recipe is one that never fails to draw me in: Take several narrators， none of whom are completely reliable， and put them in a confining space。 Stir well。 Wait for secrets to bubble up。 Serve cold。 It works， so this book falls right in line with her others。Although I thought this one stretched credibility at times。 To me， the plot line was a bit far ***Disclaimer: I received an advance copy of this book***This one was a bit of a rollercoaster for me， but ultimately， I did enjoy it。Foley's mystery recipe is one that never fails to draw me in: Take several narrators， none of whom are completely reliable， and put them in a confining space。 Stir well。 Wait for secrets to bubble up。 Serve cold。 It works， so this book falls right in line with her others。Although I thought this one stretched credibility at times。 To me， the plot line was a bit far-fetched。 But all those darn secrets kept me reading。 And I really thought I had them all sorted out at the end and was anticipating a ho-hum conclusion。 But Foley put several twists in there I didn't see coming and turned it all on its head。 The big reveal（s） gave me whiplash in the very best way。 In the end， this is a really fun read from someone who understands the value of a good plot twist （or three）。 。。。more
Sue
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2。75 starsThe Paris Apartment was high on my anticipated list for the year。Thank you to HarperCollins and Netgalley for my eARC for review！I'm in a shame spiral to admit it wasn't for me。I was a huge fan of Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party and The Guest List。 I don't know what the issue is with this one。 It's not you， it's me？Jess arrives at her half-brother Ben's swanky Parisian apartment complex under mysterious circumstances， and was told only hours earlier that he would meet her there。 Upon he 2。75 starsThe Paris Apartment was high on my anticipated list for the year。Thank you to HarperCollins and Netgalley for my eARC for review！I'm in a shame spiral to admit it wasn't for me。I was a huge fan of Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party and The Guest List。 I don't know what the issue is with this one。 It's not you， it's me？Jess arrives at her half-brother Ben's swanky Parisian apartment complex under mysterious circumstances， and was told only hours earlier that he would meet her there。 Upon her arrival， Ben is gone。Where is Ben？ Who really knows Ben？ Anyone。。。 Ben？！Chapters alternate between a cast of characters living in and around the apartment， their web of relations being revealed slowly throughout。I never really engaged with the story。 It just took me too long to get through and I fell out of it。 I'm sure it's excellent for many others though， so recommended for those。 （And do check out the author's previous two books， for some super twisty action！）For release on Feb。 22。 。。。more
Teresa Cornelius
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The Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyI had read and enjoyed The Guest List and The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley and was therefore looking forward to reading this novel。 It began with Ben Daniels in his Paris apartment awaiting the arrival of his half-sister Jess Hadley but just as he is sending her a voice message another visitor enters his room。 The story is told by various narrators but the main one is Jess。 She is a flawed character on the run from events in England and turning up unexpectedly to The Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyI had read and enjoyed The Guest List and The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley and was therefore looking forward to reading this novel。 It began with Ben Daniels in his Paris apartment awaiting the arrival of his half-sister Jess Hadley but just as he is sending her a voice message another visitor enters his room。 The story is told by various narrators but the main one is Jess。 She is a flawed character on the run from events in England and turning up unexpectedly to stay at Ben’s apartment。 The other narrators are a chic lady who inhabits the penthouse flat， an angry alcoholic， the isolated concierge， a young girl who has led a somewhat sheltered life and Ben’s friend from University days。 All the characters have a different opinion about Ben and you are unsure which， if any， of them to believe。Paris is in the grip of civil unrest and this adds to the dangerous atmosphere which pervades the whole book。 The house in which Ben resides also has its own secrets and the author employs all its nooks and crannies to create a bizarre， tense atmosphere。 The author has created a really good whodunit with a number characters behaving suspiciously and there is animosity expressed towards Ben by various people。 The tension builds as does the air of menace and there is a satisfactory twist at the end。 This is another page turner by Lucy Foley and it is an easy read which keeps you engaged to its conclusion。Many thanks to the author， the publishers and to Net Galley for the opportunity to read the book in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Amy
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I really like how Lucy Foley manages to take a seemingly basic whodunnit story and put her own fresh spin on it。 I don’t think that’s an easy thing to do， especially in such an over saturated market but whenever I finish one of her books I’m always left thinking that she is clever。This one has several viewpoints and also a multi narrated cast and each narrator was so good。 Listening to the audio made for such an immersive experience for me， it’s steeped in French culture and hearing the sometime I really like how Lucy Foley manages to take a seemingly basic whodunnit story and put her own fresh spin on it。 I don’t think that’s an easy thing to do， especially in such an over saturated market but whenever I finish one of her books I’m always left thinking that she is clever。This one has several viewpoints and also a multi narrated cast and each narrator was so good。 Listening to the audio made for such an immersive experience for me， it’s steeped in French culture and hearing the sometimes French accents of the characters was chefs kiss。 The apartment complex itself was a character on it’s own and added such a great sense of place and atmosphere that I felt like I was there beside the characters。 It was a bit of a slow burn and towards the middle lost some steam but the ending picked up the pace again and lead to a satisfying conclusion。 Overall a solid thriller for me and definitely one I can recommend。 。。。more
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Jessica Weida
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I received this ARC from the publisher for an honest review。 This book is marketed as a thriller， unfortunately I really didn't find anything thrilling about it。 This is not my normal genera of books that I enjoy。Plot: Troubled girl （Jess） goes to Paris to stay with estranged step-brother （Ben）。 When she arrives at an upscale， historic apartment building， step-brother is nowhere to be found。 Jess must figure out what happened to Ben and if all the odd tenants of this apartment building are conne I received this ARC from the publisher for an honest review。 This book is marketed as a thriller， unfortunately I really didn't find anything thrilling about it。 This is not my normal genera of books that I enjoy。Plot: Troubled girl （Jess） goes to Paris to stay with estranged step-brother （Ben）。 When she arrives at an upscale， historic apartment building， step-brother is nowhere to be found。 Jess must figure out what happened to Ben and if all the odd tenants of this apartment building are connected to his disappearance。 Lucy Foley did an excellent job in world and character building。 It was very well written。 Like Girl on the Train or Gone Girl， I didn't bond with any of these characters。 I wished their downfall， rather than a happily ever after。 Foreshadowing was very strong throughout this novel and connecting the dots of what was going to happen was pretty easy to do。 There was never a moment in this book that I needed to know what was going to happen next。 With that being said， I still did think about this book once I finished it。 If you enjoyed Lucy Foley's other books or a fan of thrillers， I would suggest reading it。 You probably will enjoy it much more than I did。 However， if thrillers are not your usual read， I would pass on this and pick something up off your TBR pile。 。。。more
booksbikesbooze
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4 stars。。。。。A very atmospheric slow burn mystery。。。。 Foley completely transported me to Paris and I loved it！ I wish it was a *little* shorter， as I felt like the book dragged on longer than need be， but the short， alternating POV chapters helped。Thanks to the publisher for my gifted review copy - out tomorrow 2/22！Ps - I'd buy this for the cover alone！！ Obsessed！ 4 stars。。。。。A very atmospheric slow burn mystery。。。。 Foley completely transported me to Paris and I loved it！ I wish it was a *little* shorter， as I felt like the book dragged on longer than need be， but the short， alternating POV chapters helped。Thanks to the publisher for my gifted review copy - out tomorrow 2/22！Ps - I'd buy this for the cover alone！！ Obsessed！ 。。。more
Val Robson
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Jess and her half brother， Ben， have led separate lives since their mother died when they were young。 Ben was adopted by a well-off family and had a happy childhood and went on to Cambridge University。 Jess was left in the orphanage and has had a disjointed， impoverished life since。After a fracas at the bar where she was working in London， Jess quits and travels to Paris to find Ben。 It was short notice but Ben was expecting her so Jess is surprised to find he isn’t there but his wallet and mobi Jess and her half brother， Ben， have led separate lives since their mother died when they were young。 Ben was adopted by a well-off family and had a happy childhood and went on to Cambridge University。 Jess was left in the orphanage and has had a disjointed， impoverished life since。After a fracas at the bar where she was working in London， Jess quits and travels to Paris to find Ben。 It was short notice but Ben was expecting her so Jess is surprised to find he isn’t there but his wallet and mobile are still in the apartment。。 The apartment has four floors with a penthouse suite and is very opulent。 None of the other occupants are friendly and we learn more about them as the short chapters are the viewpoints of them all， as well as that of the concierge who lives in a tiny cabin in the grounds which is in complete contrast to the apartments。 While the premise of the book based on a large apartment and being in Paris appealed to me I found the plot a little dreary and slow for most of the book。 The Paris aspect was not really significant other than some of the dialogue being in French， mostly translated into English for the reader， and the occasional mention of Parisian landmarks such as the Louvre。 The pace and interest did pick up in the last quarter and I liked the ending。 There were times when I was not sure if the dialogue was referring to the present or past as that wasn’t clear。 None of the characters seemed like people I would like to spend time with and I found the book hard to engage with due to this and the slow pace。With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Amy Margaret
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3。5 rounded up。The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is a slow burn whodunit。 Jess Hadley arrives at an old luxury Parisian apartment building to find that her older brother has disappeared between her talking to him earlier in the day， and when she arrives at the apartment。 Over the course of the next couple of days， Jess has to figure out what the other residents are hiding， where her brother is， and keep herself safe in the process。 Told from multiple POV， the residents of the Paris Apartment all 3。5 rounded up。The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is a slow burn whodunit。 Jess Hadley arrives at an old luxury Parisian apartment building to find that her older brother has disappeared between her talking to him earlier in the day， and when she arrives at the apartment。 Over the course of the next couple of days， Jess has to figure out what the other residents are hiding， where her brother is， and keep herself safe in the process。 Told from multiple POV， the residents of the Paris Apartment all have their secrets， but one of them holds the key to unlock the mystery。 An atmospheric mystery filled with lots of unlikeable characters， that although was slow to start， did pick up towards the end and had a satisfying conclusion。 A modern day Agatha Christie novel with a very pleasing cover！ Thanks @harpercollinsaustralia for the copy。 Giving this one ⭐⭐⭐🌠 （3。5/5）。 。。。more
Kitty McIntosh
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‘The Paris Apartment’ by Lucy Foley is a tense and chilling psychological mystery set in a luxury apartment block in Paris。 Jess flees a bad situation back home for the comfort of her half-brother Ben’s flat in the French capital。 When she arrives he’s nowhere to be found， and all her enquiries lead to more questions。 His neighbours have secrets of their own -but what do they have to do with Ben？ And can she trust any of them？Told from the point of view of several characters， it means the unreli ‘The Paris Apartment’ by Lucy Foley is a tense and chilling psychological mystery set in a luxury apartment block in Paris。 Jess flees a bad situation back home for the comfort of her half-brother Ben’s flat in the French capital。 When she arrives he’s nowhere to be found， and all her enquiries lead to more questions。 His neighbours have secrets of their own -but what do they have to do with Ben？ And can she trust any of them？Told from the point of view of several characters， it means the unreliable narrator is part of the story。 It keeps the reader guessing。 Jess is not exactly a sympathetic character， so one never knows who to trust。 There are so many secrets and shifty characters。 It’s quite a slow burn story but worth the wait as the ending shocked and surprised me。 I did not see it coming。 I was given this ARC for review。Advertisements 。。。more
Tabitha
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This is a great page turner！ The story is full of twists and turns。 An outsider has to navigate the secrets of a dysfunctional family trying to hide the source of their wealth in order to figure out what happened to her brother。 It is set in an old Parisian home complete with secret passages。
Beth
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I won this book in a Goodreads contest and I am grateful for that。 I always try to be fairly up to date with a review after a win。 This one took awhile because I have so many books in queue。This was a fast read that I rate 3。5*I am not really a thriller， mystery reader so take my rating with a grain of salt。 By this I mean that I am comparing the book （fairly or not） to other books I read of different genres。I enjoyed the characters。Jess - the sister of Ben who arrives in Paris expecting to be g I won this book in a Goodreads contest and I am grateful for that。 I always try to be fairly up to date with a review after a win。 This one took awhile because I have so many books in queue。This was a fast read that I rate 3。5*I am not really a thriller， mystery reader so take my rating with a grain of salt。 By this I mean that I am comparing the book （fairly or not） to other books I read of different genres。I enjoyed the characters。Jess - the sister of Ben who arrives in Paris expecting to be greeted by her brother Ben。Ben - who is missing after the Prologue。Mimi - the roommate not quite as pretty as Camille。Antoine - the apparent loser， drunk brother of Nick。Nick - Ben's friend from school and the reason Ben is living in Paris。Sophie - the elegant wife of Jacques。Jacques - his presence is large as related by others in the story， but not as a primary character。The Concierge - she is otherwise without a name。Theo - a work connection to Ben who ends a up playing a larger role later in the story。Like so many books of it's time， this book jumps back and forth。 In this case the back and forth is between characters。 The back and forth worked。 It was largely not distracting and worked fine in keeping the path moving foward。Recommend。 Glad to have been a Goodreads Giveaways winner。 。。。more
Cassandra Hale
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A wonderfully atmospheric setting as protagonist Jess finds herself at a Paris apartment block looking for her brother Ben。 But Ben has disappeared and everyone in the apartment block are fast becoming suspects in his demise。 Can Jess piece together what has happened to Ben and keep herself safe in the process as some very dubious tenants emerge all with their own tales to tell。 Another blistering read from Lucy Foley， I loved the short chapters and the twisty turns that kept rolling through。 Wi A wonderfully atmospheric setting as protagonist Jess finds herself at a Paris apartment block looking for her brother Ben。 But Ben has disappeared and everyone in the apartment block are fast becoming suspects in his demise。 Can Jess piece together what has happened to Ben and keep herself safe in the process as some very dubious tenants emerge all with their own tales to tell。 Another blistering read from Lucy Foley， I loved the short chapters and the twisty turns that kept rolling through。 With lots of very unlikeable characters it was hard to pinpoint who would be the likely suspect and while I did work part of this one out I was completely satisfied with its delivery and the surprises along the way。 A very quick read that will have you flicking pages at a rapid pace to find out just what did happen to Ben。 Get your popcorn ready as this is one you will not want to put down， and it is out on the 3rd March so not long to wait！Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins Australia for this early reading copy， I thoroughly enjoyed it and is one I would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Stacy
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Lucy Foley knows how to masterfully weave together characters in such a twisty way！ This multi-POV storyline will keep you guessing to the very end。 The audio is phenomenal--with the support of a full cast to match the tenants in this building。 I loved the mix of accents and the French words/phrases sprinkled throughout， all of it brought the story to life in an engaging way。 I kept playing with the speed， wanting to know how this all played out， yet also not wanting it to end。 The nature of thi Lucy Foley knows how to masterfully weave together characters in such a twisty way！ This multi-POV storyline will keep you guessing to the very end。 The audio is phenomenal--with the support of a full cast to match the tenants in this building。 I loved the mix of accents and the French words/phrases sprinkled throughout， all of it brought the story to life in an engaging way。 I kept playing with the speed， wanting to know how this all played out， yet also not wanting it to end。 The nature of this plot makes the reader think about every detail， looking for clues in every short chapter。 While it is tough to figure out how this will ultimately play out， there are small suspenses and reveals throughout， that range from predictable to shocking。 I did not want to put this one down！Thank you to Harper Audio for an advanced copy of this audiobook and the opportunity to share my honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Karen M
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Having already read Lucy Foley’s The Guest List and having absolutely loved the read， I knew what I was getting when I received this ARC。 Mystery， suspense， well developed characters， and a storyline that would keep me guessing until the end and that is exactly what I got in The Paris Apartment。Jess exits England and escapes to her half-brother’s apartment in Paris。 She’s left the U。K。 quickly and with few possessions and even less money。 Jess has done something to which her only response could Having already read Lucy Foley’s The Guest List and having absolutely loved the read， I knew what I was getting when I received this ARC。 Mystery， suspense， well developed characters， and a storyline that would keep me guessing until the end and that is exactly what I got in The Paris Apartment。Jess exits England and escapes to her half-brother’s apartment in Paris。 She’s left the U。K。 quickly and with few possessions and even less money。 Jess has done something to which her only response could be a quick trip out of the country and away from a police enquiry but she’s used to living on the edge。 But where is her brother？The story begins with what happened to her brother and ends with Jess， and us， finally finding out the truth。 The story in between is complicated and twisted which is just what a good suspenseful mystery should be。 The cast of characters is what really drew me in with the contrast of very wealthy people and people who have nothing and live on the fringes of the rich people’s world， people who the affluent don’t even acknowledge their existence。Thank you to The Book Club Girls， William Morrow， HarperCollins Publishers and the author Lucy Foley。 #theparisapartment， #lucyfoley 。。。more
Christina
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I received this as an advanced readers copy。If you enjoy a good thriller this is the book for you。 Lucy Foley tells an intricate tale of Jess searching for her half-brother Ben who disappeared the night she arrived at his Paris apartment。 Told from multiple points of view the reader is allowed into the thoughts of not only Jess， but also Ben's neighbors and suspects in his disappearance。The apartment itself becomes a character in the novel as the reader learns more about it and its own secrets。A I received this as an advanced readers copy。If you enjoy a good thriller this is the book for you。 Lucy Foley tells an intricate tale of Jess searching for her half-brother Ben who disappeared the night she arrived at his Paris apartment。 Told from multiple points of view the reader is allowed into the thoughts of not only Jess， but also Ben's neighbors and suspects in his disappearance。The apartment itself becomes a character in the novel as the reader learns more about it and its own secrets。A great read that will keep you up until the last page。 。。。more
Katie
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Entertaining， twisty， quick read。 Revelations peeled off like an onion to help one put together the mystery little by little with a final twist at the end。 I do wish there had been a little more character development for Jess， so I could have cared about what happened to her more。 Thanks to Goodreads and the publisher for the ARC。
rebecca doyle
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