Wow! My first book by Riley Sager and it won’t be my last! This book had my heart racing as I uncovered the secrets of the Bartholomew as the protagonist Jules did. A definite page turner!

As I was asked to hold my full review until closer to publication by the Dutton Publicity Team, I will keep this brief for now. Riley Sager is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. His work is so wonderfully written. Once I pick up one of his books, I struggle to put it down! I should know better by now, that I need to pick his books up on a weekend so I can do nothing but read.

Lock Every Door was so interesting and quite dark!

I loved that the tale focused on the characters and their relationships, while there was a mysterious, to good to be true, vibe lingering beneath the surface.

Only when Jules breaks one of the rules of the job, does the mystery begins to really develop. It's clear that something is very, very wrong. But what, exactly, is going on?

A must-read for darker mystery fans! If you're a Sager fan, I definitely recommend pre-ordering this one!

Addictive, dark, creepy, gripping, thrilling! This book! WOW! I have read Riley Sager’s previous novels and absolutely LOVED them and this one was no different. You need this book. Like now!

I loved the dark, almost haunted feeling of the book. At times I was creeped out and it felt like I was right there in the book, wondering what sinister creepy thing would happen next. I loved the whole haunting vibe I got from the book. I found myself swiping through the pages wanting to know what would happen next. I was so engrossed and addicted to this book I simply could not put it down! I needed to know what was going on with the Bartholomew, what the whole idea of the building was, and I needed to know right away!

Imagine moving into a prestigious old building, called the Bartholomew, where many prestigious people live. The building is huge with an interesting history, and all Jules has to do is follow the rules given to her and essentially apartment sit. That’s it. And she will get paid handsomely to do so! Seems easy enough right!?

Jules is in apartment 12A and meets a young girl in the apartment below her in apartment 11A, who is also paid to house sit, by the name of Ingrid. They quickly become friends, meeting in the park and having a great chat. Late one evening in the Bartholomew Jules hears something concerning and decides to check on her friend Ingrid. When Ingrid answers her apartment door she insists that everything is fine, but Jules is not convinced. Ingrid promises all is well, and Jules decides there is nothing she can do. After all her friend did say all is fine. But something didn’t seem right, and Jules can’t help but feel there is more going on that her new friend isn’t telling her.

The next morning Jules learns that Ingrid is gone. She is told that Ingrid had moved out during the night, but Jules does not believe that. Determined to find out the truth, Jules does some searching and digging on her own to uncover the truth. Why would Jules suddenly disappear, and not say good bye to Jules? Something feels off and Jules vows to uncover the truth.

Without giving too much away you need to read this book! Be sure to get your hands on a copy when this book is released! You will love it!

Be sure to hold on tight because this book is going to take you for one heck of a thrill ride!

Wow! This book was riveting from the first page to the very last. Riley Sager is a master storyteller who created an intricate story filled with plot twists (some predictable and others less so). Although I enjoyed Riley's other book, The Last Time I Lied, more, I am glad I read this book! This novel focuses on Jules, a young woman who is trying to make ends meet while living in New York. When she finds a posting for a "house sitter" that seems too good to be true, it just might be .... and with that, I think I might have trouble sleeping for a couple nights.

Thanks to Dutton and Netgalley for this ARC!

I was so excited to read the new Riley Sager book because I loved his other books, especially The Last Time I Lied. This one is my least favorite of the 3, although it is still worth reading. The end was twisty and dramatic enough to keep me up late at night, wanting to finish it. I was worried in the middle that it was going to be too predictable, but it surprised me and I ended up enjoying it. I love how the author always writes about girls who start off a little weak and unsure of themselves and end up being badasses. Overall, an entertaining read.

Oh my heavens! Riley Sagers good are getting better and better! Love that twist. I was hooked from the start! You think you might have this figured out but man, you are going to be shook! This is going to be a hot summer read.

Lock Every Door is an edge of your seat, can’t stop reading kind of book.. Desperate, lonely young people and a totally gothic setting give it a great starting point. From there the action is nonstop. Some of the other residents of The Bartholomew, a fictional apartment building in New York City, , seem sinister, some seem like the good guys. Nothing is as it seems. And it is all too good to be true, as our heroine eventually finds out. Just when you think you have it figured out, something even more creepy is the answer. I highly recommend this book!

I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley. My honest review is completely my own.

I have been a Riley Sager fan since I first read Final Girls but this one is my favorite by far! With Lock Every Door, Sager has managed to combine the best of both his usual genres, mystery and horror, to create an excellently creepy thriller!

The story starts with Jules, an orphaned, jobless, single 20 something-year-old living in NYC. Like any desperate broke young adult, she makes herself prime for the picking when she answers an ad for a live-in house sitter at the Bartholomew, a prestigious, luxury apartment building right outside central park. Things start to seem too good to be true as Jules starts to learn the secrets behind the historically haunted building and the ghosts its rumored to hold. If the creepy building isnt enough to make her want to run away, the "rules" she must follow while living there might. Can Jules stay out her 3 months and get her 20 grand or will she run screaming? I can't say more for fear of my loose lips spoiling all the good stuff but I can say that you need to go pick this book up on July 2nd!

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.


Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book it was a great experience first time reading anything from this author. It had me glued from the first page

Omg! Riley Sager does it again!
Loved the location of this thriller as much as
I loved the characters . Creepy and kept me up all night finishing it!

Highly recommend this read - 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thrills, chills & a ten on the creepy scale !

Keep them coming Riley!

I loved Sager's first two novels, so I was very excited to get a chance to read this newest one early before it releases! He knows how to write a page-turning thriller, that's for sure. While I really enjoy his writing style and read this one very quickly, the plot was a little far fetched and unrealistic for me to completely love this book. Definitely an interesting concept, but it was hard to believe this would all really play out this way... I can't say much more without spoilers, but overall it was a fast-paced read and if you've enjoyed his other novels, give this a go!

What a thrill to read, literally. Not many books give me that spine tingling feeling, making me want to check behind every door. This one did. I really enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down. Well done, Riley Sager!

I loved Lock Every Door so much that I read it twice in a row! It’s my favorite Riley Sager book so far, which is saying a lot, since I was a fan of both Final Girls and The Last Time I Lied. The storytelling in this latest book is just so well done that I had to reread it right away.

Jules is a young woman down on her luck who responds to an ad seeking an apartment sitter, then finds herself getting paid to live in a posh unit within the Bartholomew, one of New York’s most high-profile and glamorous buildings.

As she is settling in and meeting a few of the wealthy -- and slightly odd -- residents, she is befriended by Ingrid, another apartment sitter who reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. Ingrid warns Jules that something is ‘off’ in the building, and the very next day, Ingrid disappears.

Determined to uncover the truth about what happened to Ingrid, Jules researches the haunting and morbid history of the building. What she discovers pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past and somehow make it out of the Bartholomew alive.

The story starts with a wonderfully slow and creepy burn, reminding me a bit of Rosemary’s Baby or Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, then the pacing ratchets up about one-third of the way in. I was hooked, from the very beginning, and on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next.

This truly was masterful storytelling. I really appreciated the fact that Jules had such specific and well-defined psychological underpinnings driving her thoughts and actions. Every seed that was planted early in the story bore fruit. And the Bartholomew was described so well that it leapt right off the page and seemed like a living, breathing character – beautiful yet chilling, opulent yet depraved. On top of the excellent story craft, this book has all of the twists, red herrings and shocking reveals that will keep mystery and thriller fans happy.

This book is fantastic, and I highly recommend it! It comes out July 2, 2019.

A special thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review.

This review will be posted on my blog, www.storymorsels.com, Goodreads and all social media accounts in mid-June, per Dutton's request.

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is a thrilling mystery with a dash of horror that races toward an unexpected ending. Well detailed descriptive narrative and well defined characters that include Jules, Ingrid, and the residents of the apartment building. The Bartholomew was a presences in itself and then there is George. Highly recommended.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

Oh my gosh!! I can picture this so well! Thank you for a few late night reads! This was a great book! Sure to be a big hit!

I was extremely excited to read this book as I really enjoyed Riley Sager's first 2 novels. This one is set in a creepy old apartment building in Manhatten. The story was very atmospheric, I felt like I was right beside Jules in the Bartholomew and could easily picture each room and hallway that she walked through.

Like Sager's other books, this one kept me guessing until the very end and, as with his previous books, I was unable to guess correctly. The story was a bit reminiscent of a few movies I've seen but definitely had it's own unique flair.

The characters were fleshed out extremely well and the plot moved swiftly. This was one of the few books that I found unputdownable.

I highly recommend this story and can't wait to read Riley Sager's next offering!

I received this book from the publisher/Netgalley to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Big thank you to @duttonbooks and @netgalley for this ARC of @riley.sager new book! On sale July 2, 2019.
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I absolutely loved this authors first two novels, so I was pretty dang excited to get approved to read this book months before its release!
While it was a little different than his others books I enjoyed it just as much and I was able to get through it in a day.
My advise on this one (and honestly all thrillers in my opinion) is the less you know about the book going in to it the better. 🤓 Just know come July-this book is a must read!

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I just don't think this author is for me. I find his stories rather campy and too much like bad 80's horror movies.

Wow. Let me start my review by telling you this was my first Riley Sager book, and most defiantly not my last! In fact the second I was done I was looking for more! It’s been awhile since I have read a book that kept me on the edge of my seat willing my eyes to read faster. A mixture of suspense meets thriller meets OMG horror. Never a dull moment, the story line and characters has you addicted early on. It’s not like anything I’ve read before, and I read a lot! Pick up your copy when the book comes out July 2.
Jules Larsen answers an ad for an apartment sitter in the famous Bartholomew building. With famous residents and the best view of Central Park, how can she turn down an offer to stay in one of the top floor apartments rent free, and at the end of 3 months, $12,000 richer? Even with the very strict and rules she is made to follow, Jules has no choice. She has lost what little family she has, no job, and no money. No visitors, no night spent away, and absolutely no talking to the other residents. This seems fairly easy until she hears a single scream in the night, followed by the disappearance of the only friend she was able to make. Ingrid is also an apartment sitter that lives below Jules, and right before she disappears she sends Jules a message that she needs to be careful. Jules is not comfortable with the explanation from other residents that Ingrid quit her job and left in the middle of the night. None of it makes since, and Jules won’t stop until she gets to the bottom of where Ingrid is. Little does Jules know that her every move is being watched, and Ingrid is not the only apartment sitter who has gone missing.

This is my first Riley Sager novel but it won’t be my last. Protagonist Jules Larsen, broke, jobless, and newly-single, thinks she has won the lottery when she is offered a temporary job as an apartment-sitter in a fancy New York City building known as the Bartholomew. Three months of free housing that includes a salary of $12,000 is too good to pass up, even though her friend insists the building is haunted and the job is suspicious. Jules is only in the building less than a day when she begins to feel uneasy, but she overlooks those feelings for the money. When one of her new acquaintances departs abruptly in the middle of the night, leaving a cryptic note, Jules decides to investigate, leading to danger and surprises.

The book is divided into sections identified as “NOW” and “SIX DAYS EARLIER,” “FIVE DAYS EARLIER,” etc., a format that helps build suspense and mystery. The writing is straightforward and readable, making this an “unputdownable” read. I’m looking forward to reading the author’s previous two novels.