It took me a while to remember who was who as each chapter is written from a character. I found this a good story with unexpected parts and wondered what was coming next. Intense writing that kept you reading just one more chapter.

3.5 stars

The Paris Apartment is my first book from Lucy Foley despite having had two others on my kindle for quite some time! I listened to an audio from @netgalley and must admit the cast of narrators were excellent in bringing the story to life. There are a number of characters and it’s a complex, layered story.

I’ve been reading more thrillers recently and this one followed on from Ruth Ware’s One by One. It had the same sort of who done it vibe to it where you could never pinpoint exactly who was responsible for anything and in the end it hits you with a shocker of a plot twist.

I have The Hunting Party and The Guest List in my kindle library, which one should I read next?

Well that was brilliantly unexpected.

Edge of your seat reading from start to finish.

The atmosphere.

The build up.

Careful.

Methodical.

It all came together wonderfully.

I was literally kept guessing from the first page.

A twist that you'll never see coming.

Lucy Foley you have done it again.

I just wish I'd read this book sooner!

Hugest of thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things for the blog tour invite, and publishers Harper Collins for my gifted review copy of ‘The Paris Apartment’ by Lucy Foley, published on 22nd February in hardcover and e-book formats!

It reminds me very much of the Peter Sellers movie, ‘A Shot In The Dark’, wherein a murder takes place in a small , enclosed building , and around a garden and courtyard.

Tonally it gives you snapshots of each of the individuals who live and work in the building whose peace is shattered by the arrival of Jess,half-sister of journalist Ben, who, at the book’s opening believes he has the story of a lifetime to pitch.

Everything is shared in grey, you find it hard to dissociate between the characters who are viewed through windows, by the reader,as if we were voyeurs on the microcosm of life in this Parisian apartment block.

You have Jess who is running away from something bad, towards a half brother she barely knows. You have Ben, her brother,who has vanished and appears to have just left behind everything important -keys, wallet, cat-so Jess has to somehow break into his flat.

Our sense working overtime,you suspect a murder but not having seen one, you remain in the highest state of alert.

Each of the residents including the ancient concierge,has their own quite literally perspective, from Mimi and Camille on the fourth floor, to Sophie,Jacque, and Benoit, her dog in the penthouse, to Nick, Ben’s friend on the second floor.

None of them seem overly helpful so it is left to Jess to try and pull apart the clues which will hopefully lead her to Ben. But will he be alive when she finds him or will she even survive her stay in Paris? She has clearly got an air of mystery,but has she brought more than that across the Channel?

A brilliant locked room mystery which has you digging for clues in what amounts to a flicker book of characters, across short, precise chapters, this is an immediate and engaging reading experience.

There is an economy of words to the novel which belies its length leaving you guessing and wanting more as the narrative both swerves and reveals. Each of the people who narrates ‘The Paris Appartment’ had a very strong sense of identity yet there is still room for you to add your own layers and thoughts.

Lucy has done it again, she gives you so many twists and turns and you are happy to wrongfooted time and time again!

After having read Lucy Foley's pervious two books, I really looked forward to reading this one but I was so disappointed! It wasn't the atmospheric Paris I imagined and the characters were quite one dimensional. I really did want to persevere but wasn't enjoying it at all. There just wasn't the tension that was present in The Guest List and in many ways I found it quite boring. Really sorry but didn't enjoy this read at all but I do appreciate Netgalley giving me the chance to review it.

Copy provided by netgalley for review
I really enjoyed this one. I wasn't a huge fan of the guest list but this was much better in my opinion. Characters were the kind you just love to hate. The reveals (yes, more than one twist in this!) were done brilliantly, kept me guessing throughout.

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Thank you so so much to Netgalley & Lucy Foley for a copy of this book.

This was such an enjoyable read.
There’s just so much that unfolds, it was the absolute perfect murder mystery.
I mean it’s set in Paris in some beautifully described apartments with some of the wealthiest people living there? What could go wrong 😂

No but for real, this had me gripped right from the beginning.
It was my first Lucy Foley novel but I adored her writing & storytelling.
The twists and turns kept me on my toes the entire way through & every chapter ended on a cliffhanger leaving it almost impossible not to binge read.

We have a badass female main character which also added to my love for the story, I was rooting for her right from the very beginning, but also the entire story was like a spiderweb that just seemed to all come so neatly together without a loophole in sight.
Genuinely one of the most enjoyable thrillers I’ve read this year so far!

Will absolutely be recommending this one to anyone and everyone who will listen.

Gloriously atmospheric murder mystery thriller set in a stunning old Paris apartment building, where everyone has secrets and no one can be trusted!

It's the first time that Jess has visited her brother Ben in Paris and she's a bit put out when he doesn't meet her at the station. Then he doesn't answer the door when she reaches his apartment block. She knows he was expecting her because he left her a voicemail message earlier in the evening.

Ever resourceful she makes her way into the building, and then into his apartment.

Searching for her brother, trying to make sense of his disappearance, Jess is eager to get help from the other people in the building - the taciturn concierge, the aloof and glamorous matriarch, the student, the journalist. Can she befriend them? Can she trust them?

This is a great read! The characters were believable and intriguing. The mystery grips you from the first page to the last. It's wonderfully atmospheric. Just loved it. Was sorry to come to the end.

Bah non!

I enjoyed the beginning of this book. It had a spooky tone to it that got me a tad invested in the story. Alas, my interest waned as the story progressed and at one point, I honestly didn't care about anything to do with any of the characters.

So what started as a good premise, turned into a boring and rather disappointing ride.

Might be your cup of tea, it just wasn't mine :)

Straight away I was in the Paris that Lucy writes about - her descriptions of people and places really settle the reader there, and whilst it got pretty dark at times, I very much enjoyed spending time within her Paris Apartment setting. This felt even more immersive than The Guest List, with a wider range of characters, and it was thrilling to uncover how everything connected together. I'm wary of not saying too much so as to avoid spoilers, as I think Lucy's writing is best absorbed when you don't know too much, which is how I came to this book. I'm hooked and can't wait to read what comes next!

A page turner once it gets going.

I think this book of the three the author has written is the most like a Christie plot to me. It also had some glimmers of "Only Murders in the Building", mainly because it's set in a similar apartment block.

The writing sets the scene in Paris and it certainly captured the essence of the city, and its people and their disdain for many things not French. I really felt like I was in Paris as I was reading. I cared nothing for the main character Jess. She's a freeloader who suddenly has no one to freeload from and she's clueless about what to do. The other characters in the main are privileged and fighting to keep what is theirs and their differing secrets.

I did feel that the first third of the book dragged a little and I lost interest a few times. Then the book really took on a life of it's own with some twists that I hadn't seen coming and I was hooked in until the end.

I have enjoyed Lucy Foley's previous novels, so was excited to have the opportunity to review this one.

Although her trademark style of telling the story with different voices from different angles is similar, effectively in a 'closed room' environment- the setting is very different to those of The Hunting Party and The Guest List , and once again, very realistic.

This is a dark and creepy story which kept me enthralled, with gradual reveals that made me keep re-assessing what I thought. Not my favourite of her novels, but I will continue to come back for more!

The Paris Apartment is a building with a timeless faded glory, but it also has secrets that Jess has to unravel to find her brother Ben. Atmospheric and intense, this is a compelling mystery with a cast of unlikeable characters and an unreliable protagonist. This story has a noir flavour, and the plot is twisty. It keeps the reader engaged and guessing.

I like the setting, which is powerful and an essential part of the mystery. The characterisation is intricate, and the multi viewpoints with before and after timelines are compelling. The plot is multi-layered and concludes in a dramatic yet believable way.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.

A gripping, twisting and atmospheric story.
I particularly enjoyed the way the story is written, short chapters told from the perspective of the different characters and just as you feel you are getting to know them you find out something new. The backdrop of Paris is set so well you could almost be there.

I was given a copy of The Paris Apartment by NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review.

This murder mystery thriller is really good! Jess arrives in France to stay with her brother Ben, but he has disappeared, so she sets out to find out what has happened to him. We are introduced to lots of different characters, such as Theo, Mimi, Sophie, Nick and Antoine, and Jess has to find out who she can trust and who she can't trust. Where is Ben, and what are the secrets that people are hiding? This book will keep you in suspense and wanting more at all times. Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

#TheParisApartment by #LucyFoley brings us back to #thrillers I am a fan of this author even if the last two reads were very similar storylines. I had my perfect combination audio and ebook. This story follows a sister's search for her missing brother and uncovers many dark secrets along the way. Many thanks to #Netgalley and #HarperCollinsUK for gifting me an #ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow - another great novel with twists and turns from Lucy Foley - this time set in Paris in a grand apartment block which is full of history. When Jess arrives to stay with her half brother Ben Daniels, he is missing and the other occupants of the block are very strange. Jess is amazed at the richness of the surrounings but is spooked by the strange caretaker who lurks outside. the story told from three different points of view, as in her previous novels races along and one begins to realise that everything is not quite as Jess first believes. Who are these people and what is going on in this ancient Parisian building. Where is Mark and what was he investigating as she finds clues along the way. I is set against the summer riots in Paris and throw in a mysterious club, an editor called Theo and Jess's conviction that all is not right and once agin one has a perfect psychological mystery!
a great read.

The Paris Apartment is another enjoyable read by Lucy Foley. A twisty murder mystery that starts off slow but still manages to grip you in and keep you guessing until the end.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Lucy Foley is fast making a name for herself as one of Britain’s foremost thriller writers. The author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List and now The Paris Apartment really knows how to keep the pages turning right until the very end. The Paris Apartment is no exception.

The scene of the action moves this time from the UK to Paris. But it’s not the Paris of a million romantic fantasies – he’s seedy and hot and a pressure cooker just about ready to blow.

The arrival of journalist Ben Daniels in an exclusive apartment building in a Paris suburb was not greeted with much enthusiasm by the residents. When Ben disappears, his sister Jess, who has arrived to stay with him in his apartment, sets her mind to finding out what happened to him.

The shadiness of the tenants of the apartment block heightens the feeling of unease – drunkard Antoine, trophy wife Sophie, handsome, worldly Nick and nervous Mimi make Jess suspicious from the get-go. Jess even meets with Ben’s editor Theo, to see if he was working on anything dangerous before he disappeared. Information is not forthcoming. Against the backdrop the of the Paris summer riots, Jess is determined to find out what happened to her brother, why she arrived to an empty apartment, and what everyone is hiding.

I wouldn’t say that Foley is a master at characterisation beyond certain cliches, but the plot – heightened by the disorientation of a new city, Jess’s shady history back in the UK, and a genuine air of menace are enough to keep you hooked until the end. There are some pretty cool set-pieces and a great ending.

First of all I absolutely loved Lucy foley’s other two books, they were gripping books with excellent storylines. I love the way Lucy writes, but I found this book quite slow, and I ended up skip reading sections of it as I was getting bored. Although I wanted to know what had happened, the story was not gripping or compelling for me. I really didn’t like any of the characters either, they were all unbelievable in one way or another. Would read her next book though.