The Paris Apartment

modern locked-door mystery

I got this advanced reader copy of The Paris Apartment from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. It comes out on March 3, 2022, in the UK.

I read and loved Lucy Foley's other books, The Hunting Party and The Guest List, so when I saw that she had written another book I pounced on it. This is another locked-room mystery featuring a cast of shady characters with dark secrets. It's set in Paris where Jess comes to visit her brother, but when she arrives, he is nowhere to be found and the other residents of the building evade her questions.

I will admit that I am really easy to dupe, so I really enjoyed all the twists and turns of this story. All the characters were well-layered and mysterious and I enjoyed Jess finding out more about them. Jess, herself, also has a sketchy past which I think added to the layered mystery story. What I appreciated most about these characters is that they are all unlikeable and unreliable. Unlikeable characters I find are difficult to write well, so I was so happy to have read this book.

I don't want to reveal any of the plot, since it is a mystery, so I will leave it here. If you read this book, let me know what you thought of it!