The Paris Apartment: A Novel
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The Paris Apartment: A Novel

Price
$18.59
Format
Paperback
Pages
512
Publisher
Harper Large Print
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0063061903
Dimensions
6 x 1.15 x 9 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

Description

“Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” — Vogue “Another page-turning thriller in which the story and its characters are as unique and beguiling as the city itself. … [Foley] keeps readers on their toes with a fast-paced story in whichxa0she does a stellar job of jugglingxa0the past and the present with multiple narratives without getting bogged down. You can feel the urgency in her prose. … A thrilling read.” — USA Today “A transcontinental whodunnit with chic panache, this page-turner will keep you up into the wee hours of the night.” — Good Morning America “Extremely evocative, with a richly-drawn atmosphere you can cut with a knife. Short of a trip to Paris, the next best thing is surely to settle down with a bottle of French wine and devour The Paris Apartment ...Stylish, suspenseful, claustrophobic and menacing.” — Alex Michealides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient “With characters suspicious and unlikable in their own way and a fun twist, you’re in for a dark and moody escape.” — NPR.org “Paris is always a good idea…until it isn’t. … You can expect some plot twists and Agatha Christie-esque whodunit vibes.” — The Skimm "The streets of Paris have never looked darker, more opulent, or more sinister than in Lucy Foley's gloriously twisty new novel." — Ruth Ware "Another clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller from the author of The Guest List. " — People “ The Paris Apartment is a charged, charming thriller that'll have us all eyeing the neighbors a bit skeptically, no matter where it is we live.” — Town & Country "As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building , cozy up with Lucy Foley’s latest whodunnit." — Parade "Another well-paced, suspenseful locked-room mystery with shifting points of view.” — Library Journal “Will keep you guessing until the very end. …This whodunnit will have you saying, ‘Oh mon Dieu!’” — E! Online “An enticing Parisian locked room mystery with enough twists and turns to keep even the most seasoned of thriller fans guessing.” — Popsugar "Super-twisty." — Cosmopolitan "A modern-day Agatha Christie." — Entertainment Weekly “A fast-paced, twisty bit of escapism that mixes compelling, messy characters, deft narrative red herrings, shifting perspectives, and a few genuine surprises to create a story that’ll keep you up reading well into the night.” — Paste Magazine “Lucy Foley keeps you guessing with multiple first-person narrators and short chapters designed to leave you hanging.” — Associated Press “ The Paris Apartment grabbed me from the get-go. … A little bit Emily in Paris meets Rear Window to me. It’s totalement satisfying in the end.” — Vulture "If you binged Only Murders in the Building , then this book sounds like it may be right up your alley.” — Buzzfeed “Foley turns up the creep factor and expertly plays with our preconceptions to make this an involving follow-up to her 2020 best-seller, The Guest List .” — Air Mail “ The Paris Apartment is cleverly and intricately plotted, told from several different points of view and occasionally moving forward and backward chronologically. This gives readers just enough clues to allow them to try to solve the mystery while continually pulling the rug out from under them so they remain off-balanced and surprised. The book takes a classic formula but makes it feel fresh and modern using contemporary storytelling techniques, ensuring that readers will come away from it eagerly awaiting Foley’s next fiendishly clever puzzle of a mystery.” — Bookreporter.com “Another glamorous mystery with a sprawling, secretive cast—namely, the inhabitants of the titular apartment complex.” — BookPage "Will keep you guessing until the very end. It may be pure fiction, but fans ofxa0true crime novelsxa0will gobble it right up." — Reader's Digest “But it’s not only the intelligent and riveting storyline or the carefully conceived and fully developed characters that elevates this book far above mundane thrillers. Foley’s precise prose rings with echoes of her British background and the elegance of her French setting. … With confidence and cunning, Foley provides pleasures that chill as they captivate.” — Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star “An atmospheric thriller wrapped in a mystery, lots of mysteries. … Her writing is spare, her plotting intricate, and she is stingy with clues along the wayxa0— as a good mystery/thriller writer should be. I recommend The Paris Apartment for fans of this genre who especially enjoy being in the dark for most of the book and quite surprised at the end.” — Florida Times-Union “Foley is the master of the slow reveal, and gives a little bit at a time to lead up to the big reveal. You never quite know what to expect, which makes the plot even more exciting. This well-written and entertaining read is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Agatha Christie, and Foley’s previous books.” — Mystery and Suspense Magazine “Foley’s writing is simple and immersive, marrying the elegance and dark undertones of Paris with a reckless but determined protagonist to create an intriguing mystery. The Paris Apartment is a sinister puzzle you’ll love solving.” — The Harvard Crimson "A brilliantly twisty thriller that keeps the reader guessing right to the end." — Irish Times "[Foley] is already the high priestess of the whodunnit, blending intrigue and plots wound tight as magnet coils, with healthy dashes of glamour." — Irish Independent "Perfect for fans of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building." — Teen Vogue Lucy Foley studied English literxadature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction edixadtor in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels including The Guest List and The Huntxading Party . She lives in London.

Features & Highlights

  • 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.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Murder Mystery with People You Don't Care About

Maybe you have to be a younger British female to enjoy this kind of writing, but I found this "mystery" sort of juvenile. First, the main character, the young British female (Jess), was really a horrible, thoroughly unlikeable person. She committed numerous crimes all the time (breaking/entering/theft etc), for one thing. She stole a lot for no good reason. Lots of people in this book drank all the time more than most anyone I know. And I suppose the authors' fans must like this, but vulgar explicit gratuitous sex scenes were thrown in here and there. I also find the technique of chapters by various characters changing all the time annoying. I will admit I didn't guess the true ending until almost through the book, but I don't understand the authors' fans liking this stuff as it seems almost fairly disturbing the way she portrays characters and some of the themes. I heard this book was popular and I like Paris so thought I'd give it a try, but should have known better when I tried to read a different one of her books and gave up in disgust after only a chapter or two.
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Messy (2.5*s)

Ben had an interesting evening chat with his college chum Nick ten years ago, where Nick revealed several compromising family secrets. Now, Ben, a journalist, is in Paris, where Nick provides him a suite in the family’s apartment building. Little does Nick know that Ben has come to write an expose. Meanwhile, Jess, Ben’s half-sister, informs Ben that she is coming to Paris to stay with Ben after some unpleasantness in London.

Matters take a dramatic turn when Jess finds that Ben has apparently disappeared and she meets with open hostility from the apartment’s dwellers. In alternating chapters the relationships and secrets among them are slowly revealed. Jess hardly takes Ben’s disappearance lying down, as she, often awkwardly, insinuates herself into the group.

The book is rather tedious and messy – hard to follow. The characters were largely very unappealing. The plot was pretty farfetched and not well imagined. But other than those points, the book was not without some interest.
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Such a disappointment - not a high quality story

At first I thought maybe I was having problems with this book because the author is from the UK but then as I got into it more, I realized it is not just clear, good writing. In trying to be mysterious, the author is too confusing and the switching of the narrators between each chapter doesn’t help. Sex scenes and some language were a turn off. Plot and pacing of story dragged on. Decided not to read The Guest List after this.
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Great murder mystery book

A friend of mine recommended this book after she learned I liked "Only Murders in the Building." That being said, the only similarity between the two is that it's a mystery story that centers around an apartment building. This book definitely does not have the funny charm OMITB has, but I personally don't think it needs it. It will captivate you from beginning to end as it takes you through different character's narratives. I very much enjoy this book and had a hard time putting it down.
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4 +++++

A Very Enjoyable Read - Will Sure Keep You Guessing & I Would Certainly Recommend - TY!
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decent

It was pretty boring throughout the whole thing. There were some pretty good parts but overall was hard to get into.
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Interesting story line

It was an interesting contemporary mystery
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Interesting story line

It was an interesting contemporary mystery
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Interesting story line

It was an interesting contemporary mystery
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Gripping murder mystery, Lucy’s best yet

I’ve read all of Lucy’s books. Shortly after starting The Paris Apartment, I clung to it throughout my spare moments during my days and nights. It was such wonderful escape from working from home (full time) and caring for my toddler (also full time). Thank you, Lucy, my new favorite author. I’m eagerly awaiting your next novel.