If I were to give one word to best describe The Paris Apartment, I think that word would be 'sinister'.

After losing her job, Jess Hadley heads to Paris to stay with her half-brother Ben, a freelance journalist. Yet, on her arrival at Number 12 Rue des Amants, Ben is nowhere to be found. Having met the other inhabitants of the building, Jess is there is something very odd going on at Number 12 Rue des Amants.

The tale is a slow burner, introducing us to the main characters and gradually revealing how each of those characters can be tied to Ben. The first half of the book creates an air of anticipation, with the reader sensing that something tense and gripping lays within the following chapters.

The use of multiple narrators allows the reader to look into the lives of each character, learning the problems and troubles that lie behind closed doors. The tale is told via short chapters which means that the moment the reader discovers something new and exciting, the story then veers away to another narrator leaving the reader keen to read more.

The setting is perfect. With its hidden passages, beady-eyed concierge and odd inhabitants, the building gives a sense of being dark, sinister and oppressive which provides the ideal background for this atmospheric and claustrophobic thriller. The building almost feels like a character in its own right.

As you would expect from a good mystery, the book is tightly plotted, with the author dropping a few clues along with a few red-herrings to keep the reader on their toes.

The Paris Apartment is an absolute page turner. I simply couldn't put the book down. Twisty, creepy and utterly compelling this murder mystery/thriller proves to be very entertaining and I would happily recommend it.

A slow burning and riveting thriller, a homage to Golden Age mystery that featured the people living in a building as possible suspect.
I appreciated the character development and how it wasn't possible to guess any twists.
Ms Foley is a master storyteller and I loved the character and plot development.
I think that a map would help to visualize the setting.
It was a gripping and highly entertaining read.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Bit of a slow burner and still can't make my mind up after reading it what I fully thing.

Jess and her brother have a strained relationship. After things not going well at her job in the UK she has no one to turn to so decides to visit him in Paris. He leaves her a voicemail saying he will wait up for her, but when she arrives at his apartment he is not there.

It is like he has vanished. Jess begins to get suspicious and starts to look for clues and find out information from other residents in the apartment block.

They are cagey and cold. Acting odd. Acting suspicious.

I really enjoyed this book!
Jess arrives in Paris to see her brother but he is nowhere to be seen, making for a book full of mystery, danger and secrets. The people in the apartment block are not what they seem and with every little detail that Jess finds out, it gets more suspicious and you wonder what is really going on in this apartment. I liked Jess and although the book didn't seem to be going anywhere at times, I also really liked the twists and turns of each discovery.

I enjoyed Foley’s previous book, The Guest List, so was intrigued as to what this one would bring.

It follows Foley’s classic style of short snappy chapters and multiple POV - both of which I love in thrillers!!

This was a slow burner, which drip-fed you little snippets while taking you on a very atmospheric tour of Paris. I’ve been to Paris once and loved it, and the descriptions were very accurate - I felt I was right back there.

I really liked the character of Sophie and Mimi wasn’t that far behind either. The ending was unexpected for me. I definitely wouldn’t have guessed that outcome. However, I felt the reveal was a little rushed, for me personally. I would have enjoyed a little more detail of what was involved to bring us to said reveal, but perhaps that’s just my slightly twisted mind…

The biggest mystery of all for me, was trying to wrap my head around the layout of the apartment block. At times it made sense, and others it didn’t. I think a floor plan of the apartment would be a super addition as I usually read this at night before going to sleep, so my sleep-deprived brain would have thoroughly enjoyed referring to a floor plan - hell, a whole map of their journey through Paris would have been fabulous!!!

All in all, it was a fun read! I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunity and I’ll continue to read more of Foley’s books.

The book starts with wayward 20 something Jess going to visit her older half brother Ben in Paris. When she arrives at his apartment he isn’t there waiting for her as they’d agreed – and she senses something is amiss.

Thus starts the story of the inhabitants of a fancy apartment block. I don’t want to give too much of the storyline away, as you need to witness it evolve in real time! It’s told from lots of different points of view, all intertwining. I have to say that lots of the characters aren’t that likeable – but that was good! I was rooting for Jess throughout though (despite some seemingly ridiculous decisions on her quest to find out what has happened to Ben!)

Having visited a friend in a similar Paris apartment block many years ago (I was considering a secondment to the Paris office of the accountancy firm I worked for – but decided as I was only confident speaking French after drinking wine, I’d have to be permanently drunk! So Sydney was a better option for my liver!) it felt very accurately described – but the book touched on lots of areas of Paris – some most definitely off the tourist trail – but you really felt like you were at the different locations.

It twists and turns loads – as I would expect from a book by Lucy Foley – and towards the ends the twists have your head spinning! But it was great – and the ending wasn’t predictable. Another fabulous book.

A huge thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my advance review copy.

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Jess visits her brother in Paris but she can’t find him at his apartment. She manages to get in and starts to look for clues and comes across the others that live in the apartment building. Everyone seems to be linked in a tangled web of lust, friendship and lies and slowly but surely Jess starts to get some answers.

I had high expectations for this book because I loved The Hunting Party and The Guest List. The format of The Paris Apartment is classic Foley, short chapters and alternating characters. I wasn’t as blown away by this book as I thought I’d be, could it perhaps be time for Foley to shake up her classic format? Loved the setting and the characters, the story was good and I love a classic whodunit. Worth a read if you liked Foley’s others books.

4 stars

Late with this one. Stayed in Paris near where this is set, which made it all the more thrilling. Gripping read.

This is the first Lucy Foley I have read, and I can understand why her books receive rave reviews. An intriguing Parisian setting for an intriguing mystery which twists and turns to a shocking and satisfying conclusion.

DNF - I really struggled to get into this one. I'll edit this review if/when I finish it - although when feels very unlikely. Having loved the pulpy escapism of Lucy Foley's previous novels, I excpted the same here. Instead it all feels so implausible, unbelievable and unengaging.

The Paris Apartment is gripping. I needed that thrilling page turner to pull me out of the reading slump and I most certainly regained that feeling of wanting to reach for the book as soon as I open my eyes.
At first, I thought it a bit repetitive that there’s a university connection between some characters but in the end I thought it clever that Foley intertwines that reoccurring theme throughout her stories.

The Paris Apartment is especially excellent as an audiobook because of the vast cast of characters, each given their own voice. I found that it allows readers to familiarise themselves with everyone involved. For me, it also meant that I was able to follow the story better, due to each individual voice and accent.

All in all, I think Foley did a great job at setting up this book to be as easy to follow as possible while remaining gripping and tense until the end. It wasn’t full of crazy twists and turns but it was a solid mystery with a satisfying ending.

3.75/5 rounded up to 4 stars.

I ended up giving this one 3 stars - not quite as gripping as The Guest List, but still a fast and well developed mystery!

While I wasn't a fan of the main character and I found a few sections to be a bit slow, I still enjoyed much of the atmosphere and mystery, and I felt it came to a satisfying end with some decent twists.

Just sadly a little bit forgettable for me, and didn't have me quite as wowed and gripped as her previous book.

I really didn’t enjoy this book at all.The plot was just too implausible and the characters were all thoroughly unlikeable(apart from the cat). However,if you’re prepared to suspend all belief ,then you might enjoy it.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review which reflects my own opinion.

I struggled with this book towards the end and I feel like it dragged. The varying perspectives helped a little to keep my attention and helped with the twists.

Overall it was enjoyable but not my favourite.

This is a suspenseful dark thriller set around an apartment block in Paris. Jess is going to stay with her brother, Ben. When she discovers that he isn’t there to meet her at the station, she makes her own way to his apartment. He’s not at the apartment either, but no one has any idea where he may be. Ben’s apartment is part of a block of apartments, and the other residents of the building are a strange and unhelpful bunch who appear to be holding Ben responsible for something…but what?

The book is told from the perspectives of all the different characters. I must admit, I did find this confusing, and the timelines throughout the book swapped and changed, which I found difficult to keep up with. I liked Jess’s character initially, but as the book went on and you got to see how her character behaved, I began to dislike her. The rest of the residents within the apartment block are difficult to connect with. Not because I necessarily disliked them, but because I found their individual stories difficult to understand. There was a lot of internal monologues from the characters, and I found some of their stories were slow to get going.

There were peaks and troughs throughout the book, parts of the storyline were interesting and held my attention, others were slow. It’s a very dark read, and whilst it wasn’t filled with suspense and tension as I’d imagined, it did have its moments. I have read the other books by this author, and whilst I didn’t dislike this book, it was my least favourite out of all of them. This was not a book which captivated me enough through the characters storylines, but I did enjoy the location and particularly the apartments with their little nooks and crannies.

Originally this was a slow start book for me but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. A very twisty mystery full of intriguing flawed characters. I liked how the story was told from different viewpoints although you never quite felt like you were getting to the truth. It was completely different to her prior book The Guest List and overall a great read. 4 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for the digital copy.

Firstly I would like to thank the author, publisher and Netgalley for my free ARC.

Foley has mastered the craft of suspense and shivers down your spine and this book is the evidence. I’ve enjoyed several of her other works and what is refreshing is that they do not all follow the same formula. So as a reader I found this unique – chilling, suspenseful and unputdownable.

An apartment block, secret hiding places, several less than honest characters, and a missing person. I felt I warmed to some of their traits, was repelled by others. With hindsight I feel like I should’ve known but just like in real life, we don’t always see what is right in front of us.

I highly recommend this new tale from Lucy Foley, once again.

After loving The Hunting Party and The Guest List I was really looking forward to reading The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. Another atmospheric and intriguing murder mystery by this author, albeit quite different to her previous novels.

Although it may be my least favourite of Foley’s novels so far, I did enjoy this book. I liked the Paris setting and the likeability of Jess, the main protagonist, as well as the creepiness of the old apartment building. The plot took some unexpected turns that kept me guessing throughout, I just wasn’t 100% sold on the believability, which slightly impacted my enjoyment.

With thanks to Harper Collins for gifting me a digital copy to review.

I really enjoyed The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. It was a page-turner with an amazing setting - such atmospheric descriptions of Paris! There were so many layers to unwrap around the central mystery. So many devious characters. I suspected nearly everyone! A top-notch read from a very talented writer. Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins for the ARC.

A brother and sister from a troubled dysfunctional background arrange to meet in Paris. The good looking and charismatic brother has reconnected with an affluent friend resulting in free board and lodgings with a mysterious set of tenants. However upon her arrival at his digs she discovers him missing. A frantic convoluted mystery ensues in her endeavours to discover his whereabouts, why the people in the apartment block are acting so strangely and the part her brother played in events. On occasion there is a need to suspend belief as, unable to speak the language, without food, clothes or funds, she navigates her way around the city retracing the steps and actions of her journalist brother who was seemingly on the trail of a major story. Very few likeable characters other than the chief protagonist acting on instinct with little thought for logic or safety. However the run up to the conclusion reveals a complex series of events tied up to ensure the author delivers a satisfactory if far fetched conclusion. Many thanks to author, publisher and NetGalley for this ARC.