I had a little trouble getting into the new novel by Lucy Foley, The Paris Apartment. It may just have been me and the timing of when I read it but it seemed to start out very slow. Jess is down and out when she decides to go stay with her half brother Ben in his new apartment in Paris. When she arrives, Ben has promised to be waiting for her but is no where to be found. When he continues to be a no show, she beings to get worried and turns to other residents in the building and a co-worker of Ben’s for answers and help. It is told from several peoples perspectives and has many flashbacks making it a little hard to follow at times. About half way through the book it does pick up the pace as the plot thickens and turns a little dark. There are several twists and turns that I didn’t see coming that kept me reading to see what the heck was going on. Definitely worth the read.

This book started out at a slow pace. Jess visits her half brother Ben in Paris but when she arrives she finds his apartment empty except for a bloody cat. His keys and wallet are still there. From there, like previous Foley novels, the chapters are all from the different inhabitants of the buildings point of view. As every piece is dropped slowly and deliberately- I will give NOTHING away here!!! The pace becomes more intense as we piece together the story from the various viewpoints with of course a big twist at the end. It was very satisfying.

What a great book! It’s filled with twists and turns, an intriguing mystery, and a surprise that you won’t see coming! It’s also a touching story of the lengths that a sister will go to find out the truth about her brother.

I liked the beginning of this book and was drawn in by the premise, but I found there were too many unnecessary characters that didn’t catch my attention. The side characters made me feel as though their stories were less interesting than the main character, and I would have been more interested learning more about her alone.

I read and loved Foley’s previous two books, and this has cemented her as someone I’ll keep reading. Part of that is that she’s gone in a different direction in many ways here, with an urban setting instead of her isolated ones, and some large differences once the plot gets rolling. There’s an Act 2 reveal that’s absolutely brilliant, and just some great characters.

I did feel the final act revelations were relatively predictable, but the characters were interesting enough to keep me engrossed, with the exceptions of most of the non-POV ones. Other than the family patriarch and the missing brother, most of the non-POV characters (the drunk and angry tenant, the roommate of the young artist, etc) fall a little flat, and would have benefitted from more interactions with the POV folks.

Overall, I'd probably call this 4.5 stars (but round up when that's not an option).

An enjoyable quick read with some surprising twists at the end. My ability to guess twists in thrillers is usually spot-on and I did guess some of the twists in this book. However, the final one caught me off guard and genuinely surprised me! My only complaint would be the Parisian setting - I’m not certain it landed for me. The riots, the different areas mentioned and casual French sprinkled throughout - they didn’t make a memorable atmosphere for me. I thought the apartment had enough personality on its own that it really could have been set anywhere.

She has done it again! This book was outstanding. I had no idea what was going to happen and the end was a surprise. Fantastic!

I was fairly impressed with this book! I was a little hesitant after reading The Guest List since it was pretty predictable, however, The Paris Apartment delivered some unexpected twists. The characters were realistic except for the main character waiting to call the police for over a day. I would definitely recommend this title to people.

This is the story of Jess, a young woman who has lost her way. She turns to her half-brother (Ben), who has done well for himself, to ask if she can stay with him in his lovely apartment in Paris. He's hesitant at first, but breaks down and finally agrees out of guilt. Ben had it easy growing up, while Jess was not adopted by such a posh family after their mother died.

Jess arrives at the apartment to find that Ben is nowhere to be found. The entirety of the novel is Jess questioning the other tenants on the location of her brother. Many clues are left for her as to his possible whereabouts, but mostly Jess sent running in circles. Along the way, we meet the peculiar neighbors, who all seem highly suspicious.

Typically, this is a perfect set-up for a thriller that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. The problem with Foley's latest novel is she keeps you on the edge of your seat for so long, you just end up not being invested. You can only string a reader along for so long without any breadcrumbs or some "ah-ha" moment before their interest dissipates.

The big reveal is slightly interesting, but it comes far too late.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Jess flees England for Paris to stay with her estranged brother, when she has an unsavory experience at work. Once there, Ben is no where to be found, at first Jess thinks Ben is up to his usual unreliable self, and left the apartment for some flighty adventure at the last minute, but that all changes when she re-listens to a voicemail Ben left her right before she arrives which indicates possibledistress. Will Jess find out what happened to her brother before it is too late for the both of them?

I really enjoyed The Paris Apartment. Told from multiple perspectives, the reader learns several of the characters backstories, how they may have been connected to Ben's disappearance and more importantly why each may possible want him dead. I have to admit I was really impressed that Foley pulled off a really solid closed circle mystery in the middle of Paris while capturing the city itself as a backdrop to the story. Foley delivers a damn good book meant for pure and enjoyable escapism. 4.5 stars

Jess is invited to Paris by her brother Ben, but when she arrives he's no where to be found. As she starts to unravel what he was up to and what could have happened to him, the residents of the apartment building where Ben resides have their own secrets. What is the connection between Ben and the inhabitants of the apartment? Lucy Foley has written a compelling, twisty new novel.

Thanks for the ARC.

Another solid, fully-cast thriller from Lucy Foley! The setting is rich and mysterious and lends itself well to the missing person plot. Overall, this was a suspenseful, thrilling mystery that is sure to please fans of the genre!

I enjoyed reading and thinking about the characters and how they would all come together/connect in this suspenseful thriller! I figured out a couple of things before the author revealed them which was satisfying!

Thank you, NetGalley, for an e-ARC of Lucy Foley's novel, The Paris Apartment.
This was my first Lucy Foley novel, and I was a bit disappointed. Lucy Foley tells the story from several character points of view leaving them shallow and not well-developed. The twist at the end was a surprise, but felt overdone. Overall, this was an okay read, but not worth the anticipation.

Whew that was creepy! In a good way (as long as you like that kind of thing)! The twists and turns were clever, and the reveals were well-played. It's the story of a disappeared journalist, a fancy Paris apartment building, a collection of mysterious tenants, and the journalist's sister trying to piece it all together.

As with Foley's other work, it's told through multiple perspectives which worked well to keep the reader guessing and slowly peeling back the onion. Foley struck a good chord in terms of building suspense and elucidating backstory but neither taking it all too seriously nor assuming the readers were dummies. It's a tough needle to thread, and she did it well. Intermixed in the suspense and tension were some quite amusing little details (like a subtle reference to Theranos) that added a bit of levity.

Overall, I think Foley did a good job of weaving a web that ultimately detangled in ways that were satisfying and made sense, and it didn't require the level of suspension of disbelief that some other thrillers. I enjoyed getting swept up in this eerie world.

This is a well written mystery where they mystery is stated in the beginning, but most of the novel is about the characters. Great introduction and character development makes the twists at the end even more unexpected. Most mysteries are plot driven. I love that this one is character driven without losing the excitement of pushing quickly to the end of the story.

Lucy Foley knows how to keep the tension ratcheted up, and this book is no exception. When Jess arrives at her half-brother's apartment in Paris, he is nowhere to be found. Knowing she was expected, she is sure that something terrible must have happened to him. The other tenants in the building are definitely odd and definitely hiding something. We hear from them as well as Jess, and Foley gives us bits of information at a time. I read this book in one day, and it is another winner from this popular author.

Jess is on her way to Paris to stay with her half brother Ben after she suffers some hard times. He's not answering his phone but she finds his apartment from a voice mail he left but he's not answering when she rings his apartment. She is able to get into the building and break into his home but he isn't there. What's odd is his keys and wallet are still there...and his cat has blood on its fur. As days go by without seeing him, Jess starts asking around about him and trying to track him down. The other residents of his apartment aren't very friendly and all seem to be hiding their own secrets but Jess starts to make progress uncovering a deeper mystery.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

The Paris Apartment was another great book by Foley. Her writing reminds me of Agatha Christie.

Jess is looking for a fresh start in Paris with her half brother Ben, but upon her arrival he is no wear to be found. She can't ring him and he isn't answering his buzzer, so she breaks into his apartment after coming across some shady characters. Upon entering his apartment she knows something is wrong.

She sets out to find Ben, but while doing so she encounters the other tenants in his building and things are not adding up.

This book has lies, sex, murder, and fun twists throughout..
I really enjoyed this book.

4.5 stars for me

This is my second read by Lucy Foley and The Paris Apartment did not disappoint. This book is every bit of dark and moody -- from the cover, to the setting, to the characters, to all their secrets, it's all dark. Foley has a way of creating an atmosphere so taut with suspense that even the buildings feel like characters. The walls of the Paris apartment, where much of the novel takes place, have their own dark secrets. I enjoy Foley's writing approach of giving every character a voice, so that we see the story through everyone's eyes.

This is a page turner -- the novel keeps you on edge and scrambling to unravel the secrets, Throw in unreliable narrators and plenty of twists and you'll be up all night to finish The Paris Apartment. Everything wraps up into a tight little package in the end. I struggle whether to love that or not, but in the end I really do need to know where everyone ends up. And, Foley does a nice job of answering all the questions in the final pages.

My thanks to NetGalley, William Morrow, and Lucy Foley for the opportunity to read this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.