A creeptastic un-put- down-able page turning thriller that keeps you riveted to your cozy reading spot until the final jaw dropping, gasping end! What a thrill!
Jules is a fantastic heroine. The characters rich with substance and secrets. The gothic apartment building- a character in itself!

Mr. Sager also touches on sensitive topics such as loneliness, loss, grief and there's so much story here.
Dare I say a perfect psychological tea cup spinning ride to totally unexpected-ville? Yes!
Bravo, Riley Sager! That was a really good time.
5 stars. *Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for my early reader copy

This might be my favorite Riley Sager book yet. The writing is incredible. The Bartholomew felt so damn creepy that I could hardly read this book at night. The author almost lost me when Jules and Ingrid started going off on the Satanic cult tangent, but then he tied it all together in a way that was just perfect. This one is definitely the best thriller/mystery I have read in ages.

Entertaining book with a unique premise. Kept me guessing throughout most of the book and I liked the jumps in time, which kept things paced very well.

This book was amazing!! I try and flip flop between genres of books I read, so I was pretty excited this popped up when I was looking for a thriller. I was totally captivated from the first few pages and could not put it down. The twists and turns had me guessing until the very end, and while it definitely isn’t that sort of book I found myself hoping that Jules would get her happy ending. The additional narrative on class and poverty made this fun thriller something more which I enjoyed every ounce of.

Lock Every Door is about a young woman in New York City who gets a dream job in an apartment building where things are not as they seem. I received an ARC copy from NetGalley.

I found the book very compelling, and the characters interesting. The structure worked very well for the subject matter, and most of all, I liked that the twist surprised me. It’s getting harder and harder for anything to surprise me these days so that was really welcome.

I was so excited to receive an ARC of this book, Last Time I Lied was one of my top reads from last year! This book was spooky and suspenseful, from the start. Jules gets a too good to be true opportunity to get paid 12 grand to work in one of the nicest apartments in New York City as an apartment sitter. Strapped for cash, with no place to stay and a boyfriend she just broke up with, Jules takes the opportunity despite all of the red flags that were raised. She soon discovers the buildings haunted history and stumbles upon the mysterious disappearances of previous apartment sitters. The setting was perfectly eerie- there were parts that had my heart pounding and had I been alone while reading this, I would have been seriously creeped out! The cast of characters was equally creepy and I was kept guessing as to who the culprit was! As the end grew near and the mystery started unraveling, things really took a turn for the worse. I thought the way things wrapped up was a bit strange and underwhelming. So disappointing since I was fully expecting this to be a 5 star read. Overall 4 stars for a creepy sinister book that kept me on the edge of my seat!

This book truly had it all! An intriguing title. A fierce protagonist. A sinister setting— the Bartholomew, a historical apartment building in Manhattan. An original storyline.

Jules hasn’t been dealt the best cards in life— she has no family, recently lost her job, and discovered her live-in boyfriend was cheating on her in the same day. With no place to live, no money, and no job, she applies to be an apartment sitter in the opulent Bartholomew in exchange for an ample salary. It almost seems too good to be true, despite the stringent rules that go along with the job. Jules, in desperate need of money and jaded by the luxuriousness of the apartment building, can not believe her luck and graciously accepts the position.

Almost immediately, Jules uncovers stories about the dark history surrounding the building. She begins hearing mysterious noises in the night. Then some of the other apartment sitters disappear, including Ingrid, a girl befriended by Jules on her first day. Jules begins to question whether some things really are too good to be true and wonders how safe she really is at the Bartholomew.

I literally could not put this book down. It was fast-paced, full of twists and turns, and completely addicting. It had just the right amount of creepy, and always left me on the edge of my seat, dying to know what happens next. The only problem is now I am left trying to find my next read that will leave me feeling as satisfied as Lock Every Door!

The suspense and atmosphere are here in spades but at the end of the day the story just isn't. There's a lot to like in Sager's sophomore effort and quite a bit that puts it way above the super lackluster "Final Girls." Unfortunately the "big reveal" isn't one of those things.

I liked heroine Jules Larsen quite a bit. There's an air of mystery and sadness around her that sets her apart from the typical lonely girl making a dumb choice in a horror novel. Sager very wisely never reveals too much about her past beyond the barest essentials and whether or not we get answers is less important than what her past has turned her into as a person. You get why she would take such an obviously ridiculous opportunity, apartment sitting in the world's most prestigious building and being paid a stupid amount of money for basically nothing as long as you follow a series of insane sounding rules.

The characters are probably the strongest part of what amounts to a Scooby Doo level plot with equally cartoonish villains who sole motivation for the icky stuff they're doing is "because poor people don't matter."

There's just something so damn silly about this story. Jules develops a bonkers theory about whats really going on when a series of former tenants are revealed to have mysteriously disappeared which is of course wrong, but the reality is just as dopey and predictable.

Whats so weird is that its all book ended with some really deep insights into loneliness and the struggle for closure in the face of senseless tragedy. Sagers writes with genuine grace about the crippling effects of grief, how it can freeze your life at that moment of tragedy and make it almost impossible to dig yourself out again. He gives Jules a surprisingly lovely and deeply sad connection to the hotel that really resonates, there's a connection between person and place that he returns to again and again so that this strange, lonely building starts to become a character in its own right.

In a way its like reading two totally different books. One is the tragedy of a girl left alone in the world with only her grief for company becoming increasingly frightened and unhinged as the one link she has left to a beloved family member starts to become increasingly terrifying. The other is a Grind House horror film that went right to DVD. There's nothing "heart pounding" or thrilling there because its all been done before and it was cheesy as hell then too!

Jules takes a job as an apartment sitter in a fancy and swank building in NYC.  There are rules - no visitors, no nights spent away from the apartment, no disturbing other residents.  BUT IT PAYS GOOD $$$$$.  

She finds herself growing closer to Ingrid, another sitter.  Jules has her own past.  Her parents are dead and her sister disappeared years ago. Then Ingrid disappears.  Something isn't quite right about this building.  Jules digs deeper into the history of the building and begins to uncover secrets...

This is a decent enough thriller.  It is a little slow, and I'm not sure how I feel about the ~*~*plot twist*~*~.  Really, I'm not sure how I feel about the whole book, but I did finish it.  Some of it was a little far fetched for me.  



Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group/ Dutton

This was a great atmospheric read. It builds a good creep factor but without being too far out there or unbelievable.

Jules is broke - no job and no apartment, thanks to a cheating boyfriend. She answers an ad to be an apartment sitter and is shocked to find out the address is for The Bartholomew, a prestigious and very private building overlooking Central Perk. It seems too good to be true, but Jules jumps at the chance to live in this building, the setting of her favorite novel. Soon after moving in, she discovers that not everything is as it should be. When another apartment sitter goes missing, Jules begins to investigate and as she digs deeper she finds something sinister may be happening at this swanky address.

I thought this book had a great creepy setting, the details about The Bartholomew were perfect. It went somewhere I didn't see coming and I really appreciated that. I would recommend this to Riley Sager fans definitely. I also noticed that the book didn't rely on gratuitous language or sex scenes (neither of which particularly bother me, but it was nice that they weren't thrown in just for shock value) and I would be comfortable recommending this to high school neighbors as well as my grandmother.

I guess no one ever told the protagonist of this book that if things are too good to be true, they probably are. . .

Lock Every Door was a quick, easy, mildly entertaining read, but it was also predictable and weirdly slow for a thriller. If you are looking for an undemanding read, look no further. If you are looking for a thought-provoking mystery, this might not be the book for you.

This nefarious story is about Jules, a struggling loner who finds a job as an apartment sitter in a posh building in New York. It starts off with a creepy, haunted house kind of vibe (my very favorite kind of tale), but it quickly turns even more sinister with every turn of the page. And just when you think it’s as chilling as it can possibly be, it gets positively evil!

Coincidences become nightmares and a “too good to be true” plot turns out to be exactly that.

This is one of those books you can’t stop reading! In my opinion, it’s Sager’s best work, yet! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

Mother of God, this book was good. I was all in on reading Jules' adventure in apartment babysitting. It sounded too good to be true- $4000 a month to house sit?- but I'd buy lying if I said I'd never agree to it. If you're desperate enough... You think you can handle anything for the right price. This was gothic and tense. It was one of those thrillers I couldn't put down- and I did not guess the ending. Everything was tied up in a neat bow- no quirky endings here. I thought this was Sagers best effort yet. Recommend!

Lock Every Door is a wild and suspenseful ride Just when you think you know every classic thriller trope, Riley Sager comes along and blows them all away. Reminiscent of Rosemary's Baby with Hitchcockian overturns, fans of a good suspense won't be disappointed.

The novel follows Jules as she takes on the role of apartment sitter in the swanky Bartholomew. With its high pay and celebrity residents, it seems like a dream come true, until the dark side of the building's history is revealed. Sager delivers on the twists and suspense you expect from his previous books without using the same tricks of the trade. Look your doors because you will want to devour this book when it comes out

Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC

The newest from Riley Sager is a wonderful whirlwind of an adventure. I loved every moment of this book. Where to even begin?

Jules is an enlightening and somewhat charming modern-day loner. Her family has a dark past and she’s done everything to overcome it and live somewhat normally in New York. Upon taking a house sitting job, she discovers that young people without families seem to go missing from this building at an alarmingly high rate.

There were lots of ups and very few downs in this story. First was the plot. Sager has never struggled in the plot department, and he had me literally shivering from under the covers of my nice warm bed at 3am by the time I finished. There truly was not a dull moment to be found in this book. Second, the way Sager tells stories is insanely good. The reader feels so connected to these scenes it feels like you’re actually there.

The only downsides that I can name are a general lack of main character development (Who IS Jules? What makes her unique? She was a bit boring, or too typical) and some plot points I didn’t find particularly believable (i.e. Jules taking immediate action and starting to Nancy Drew the situation before she even thought of anything else. Yes I understand she had killer instincts after what she went through with her sister but it seems like a convenient “way out” for the plot).

Overall, a 5 star read. Highly recommend and I honestly do not know what i’d do if i’d had to wait another several months for this title 😂.

Reliable. That is what Riley Sager's writing is for me. "Reliable Riley" is his name from here on out. So far he is 3 for 3 with me, and this may be my favorite yet. He could write an appliance instruction manual and I would read it all, and still probably enjoy it. His writing style never ceases to capture and hold my attention which is so greatly appreciated when I've been finding myself in a lot of ruts lately.

This novel is about a girl named Jules who was just laid off from her job. Desperate to get off her pal Chloe's couch and make some money, she comes across a listing for an "apartment sitter" at an infamous NY building called The Bartholomew.

At first I thought the whole plot was a bit preposterous, with apartment sitters only being there for 3-month terms, not to mention the absurd rules they have to follow. The whole set up just seemed a little unbelievable- who would agree to that, broke or not? But hang in there. This book had the most deliciously creepy vibe, that kept me on edge the entire time. The final twist even got me a little, which doesn't often happen.

Plain and simple this is a creepy and fun book. I enjoyed the entire ride. It's best not knowing too much going into it because it's that much more fun figuring what's up with The Bartholomew along with Jules.

Thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy.

I love Riley Sager. His writing feels effortless and like entering a dream. I get enveloped by the story, usually from the get go. His newest novel, Lock Every Door, was no different.
The story begins with an interesting premise. A luxury apartment in a famous building needs a sitter. Follow the rules, get paid. It sounds easy and quite possibly too good to be true, but no one seems last until the end of the agreement.

The ending surprised me. I would definitely recommend this or any book by the author.

3.5 stars.

You know the old saying if it seems too good to be true, it probably is? Well, that's something that Jules Larsen should have thought of when she accepted an assignment as an apartment sitter at one of the oldest and most exclusive NYC apartment buildings, the Bartholomew.

Jules is between jobs and, because her relationship with her boyfriend just ended, between apartments. The Bartholomew was the setting of her favorite book from childhood, so the thought of living in those glamorous, hallowed halls almost seems like a dream. When she sees the enormous, duplex apartment at the top of the building, and learns that she'll receive a salary of $4,000 for each month of her three-month assignment, how could she resist?

Sure, there are a lot of rules. She must sleep in her apartment every night. She can't have anyone over to visit because the residents of the Bartholomew cherish their privacy. No pictures of anything related to the building on social media. She's also not allowed to bother any of the residents.

But even those and other slightly strange rules are enough to dissuade her, given how desperately she needs the money. Even as she starts to learn about the Bartholomew's somewhat-scandalous and creepy past, she feels lucky. When she meets fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, she feels she has found a kindred spirit. As Ingrid shares her feelings about how things about the building frighten her a bit, Jules tries to help assuage her fears (and perhaps calm some of her own).

The next morning, Ingrid is gone. She apparently left the Bartholomew without a word to anyone, and she won't return Jules' texts or phone calls. Little by little, Jules starts to become more worried about Ingrid's safety, and wonders if perhaps there is more to the things Ingrid was afraid of. As Jules tries to dig into Ingrid's disappearance with the help of her handsome neighbor, she starts to discover that things in the Bartholomew aren't as idyllic as they seem—and Ingrid isn't the first one to disappear.

Riley Sager knows how to ratchet up the suspense, and she definitely did so here in Lock Every Door. There is such a pervasive sense of danger permeating through the book from the minute Jules first arrives at the Bartholomew. You know it's too good to be true, you know she shouldn't trust people, but as the reader, you're powerless to shake some sense into her.

The narration shifts between the present and Jules' arrival at the building a few days earlier, so you get glimpses of what will happen but nothing too concrete to fully give it away. Sager's storytelling is taut and reads like a movie, so I could picture what was happening in my mind's eye.

You'll really need to suspend your disbelief here as the book hurtles toward its conclusion. I'll admit I thought things went completely off the rails and I rolled my eyes toward the end. But I know many others loved this book, so perhaps I just thought things got a little too kooky for my own good.

I'm a fan of Sager's writing—her debut novel, Final Girls, was another book that read like a movie I'd totally see. If you like your thrillers on the crazy, slightly gothic side, Lock Every Door is one for you. And don't accept an apartment-sitting gig that seems too good to be true!

NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton provided me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. Thanks for making this available!

This book will be published July 2, 2019.

He has done it again!!! This is the third thriller from Author Riley Sager. Like his first two books, this one captured me from the very first sentence. He writes with just enough suspense that the reader will want to keep turning page after page to figure out the mystery. I kept finding myself thinking “ whoa did not see that coming” and “ I need to keep reading, I need to know what happens next”. It is written to keep the reader bouncing back and forth between past and present times, adding confusion to the plot until finally.... you figure out just why you kept tuning the pages.

Jules has bills piling up, a jerk of an ex boyfriend to get over, and no family to turn to. All she has is the couch that her dear friend Chloe has generously offered her to sleep on. When Jules stumbles upon a brief, yet enticing ad in the newspaper seeking an apartment sitter, she calls the number and is quickly astonished when she learns it will be at the legendary Bartholomew Building.

It seems like the perfect gig, a lavish place to live, a huge chunk of change at the end of her mandatory time, and even better, something to occupy her mind. The one caveat are the strict rules she must adhere to. They MUST not be broken.

Things seem to be a bit off, she begins to feel uneasy, and what’s worse is she isn’t the only one who feels this. She befriends a fellow apartment sitter who begins to reveal the same unease as Jules. They make plans to meet for lunch the next day.... but Ingrid never shows up.

Mesmerizing details and heart pumping scenarios give this plot exactly what it needs to classify itself as a thriller. Is the reward for living at this historic New York building worth the price of her life? Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy July 2nd 2019 to find out!!!

A solid 4 star thriller!

Jules is in desperate need of a fresh start. Recently single and with only a few hundred dollars to her name, she jumps at the chance to apartment sit at the Bartholomew, an opulent, historic, and mysterious New York apartment building. While the rules are restrictive, the pay and extravagant apartment are more than worth it. But very quickly, Jules realizes something is not quite right with the Bartholomew when a fellow apartment sitter disappears after confessing her fear of their new home and she determines to uncover the secrets of the building and its wealthy residents.

Riley Sagar has definitely made a name for himself as a writer of strong female leads thrown into dark and disturbing situations. I loved Jules' determination and spunk, and felt her character was very well developed with the inclusion of her tragic back story. The occasional chapters set in the present throughout the book kept the plot moving forward, as each glimpse into the present urged me to keep reading and discover what led Jules to her current situation. I was definitely kept guessing throughout, as the book took turn after turn! I think the inclusion of more of the Bartholomew's history and a less rushed conclusion would have bumped this up to a 5 star read for me, but regardless, Lock Every Door is a great read full of twists and turns, and unrelenting tension.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton Books for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.