Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

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This is just my kind of book. I just love books that are set in an apartment building, especially old with history and creepy people living in it. So, this book was right up my alley. And, it was just as good as I hoped it to be. I recommend this book warmly!

Oh god this was just creepy as hell and had me sleeping with the big light on!!!…Totally raced through it and can’t wait for more from the author!!!…

This is probably my least favourite Riley Sager book so far.
I just wasn't as gripped as I am usually.
If anything I found the book pretty forgettable.
But I do think a re read may change my thoughts on this.

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager follows Jules, a girl down on her luck who gets a miracle job offering to apartment sit in the most luxurious (and secretive) building in New York. When things with the other sitters start to get suspicious, Jules has to find out what's really going on. It turns out the old adage is true: if something seems to good to be true it usually is.

I absolutely loved Riley Sager's previous two novels, Final Girls and Last Time I Lied , so I was really excited to read this one!

I thought this was a bit of a slow burner to start with. It didn't have me hooked from the first page like his previous books. I pushed through the first third of it, hoping that it would grip me eventually - and it did not disappoint. About halfway through the plot ramped up and the suspense built, I was desperate to find out what was going on and who was responsible!

Sager writes like you're you're watching a gripping thriller series unfold on TV (I'm waiting for one of his novels to be adapted for the screen - they should be!). As the plot builds, so does the tension, leaving you guessing after each and every chapter. There are a lot of characters in this one, which I enjoyed - each of them so well developed, adding more to the narrative.

I thoroughly enjoyed Lock Every Door, especially as I got further into the book. Recommend picking up a Riley Sager novel if you are a lover of the crime/thriller, horror genre.

"No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents.
These are the only rules for Jules Larson's new job as apartment sitter for an elusive resident of the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile private buildings and home to the super rich and famous."

A very disturbing book and one I read, and enjoyed, then wanted to sleep with the lights on!

Riley Sager is great at writing tense creepy thrillers and this was no exception. It was a bit slower paced at times but I still enjoyed it. Definitely one to check out if you love a good thriller.

I loved ‘Final Girls’, and ‘Lock Every Door’ is every bit as good.

Jules is offered an opportunity that few of us would turn down, but this novel proves that old adage that if something looks too good to be true it probably is. And the real cost of staying at the Bartholomew is one that is far too high.

Creepy, sinister, possibly verging more on horror rather than thriller, this was an absolute page-turner. The build-up keeps you guessing, tension growing, and little clues left here and there, but I could not have guessed the at all what was really going on, or who was behind it.

Jules has a lot more depth that protagonists in horror/thrillers usually do, and her back story added an extra dimension to the novel.

I love a good, scary book and this was so well-written, and lots of fun (if you like classic horror films like I do). A great read.

Creepily atmospheric, this tense thriller held my attention and kept me up late reading. I would recommend this.

This is a dark, atmospheric book about a woman who gets a job as an apartment sitter, an offer which seemingly could be a lifesaver, but of course comes with some strings attached - potentially deadly ones.

A little slow at times, there's still lots to enjoy in this creepy tale of a building with a history of making people go missing. While a little predictable, it's still a fun read, offering some escapism for a few hours.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC without obligation.

Unemployed, homeless and broke, Jules Larson lands an unbelievable opportunity to live as an apartment sitter in one of Manhattan’s most high-profile buildings, the Bartholomew. The job comes with some strict rules: No visitors, no nights away from the apartment, no photos posted on social media from inside the building, and no disturbing the other residents, but it also come with a big payout. As Jules gets to know the building and it’s residents, she slowly realises that things are not as they seem. Then, when one of the other apartment-sitters mysteriously vanishes, Jules finds herself fighting against the clock to uncover the truth about what is really going on at the Bartholomew.

Riley Sager never fails to deliver chilling, atmospheric thrillers that are well-written and fresh in rather a saturated genre. However, I did not feel that Lock Every Door is his best. While the story has a slightly more grown-up feel than Last Time I Lied and Final Girls, I found it a little bit slow and predictable. While I’m not going to sit here and claim that I knew right away what the secret of the Bartholomew was (you’ll have to read it to find out), I wasn’t the least bit shocked when the truth was revealed and, overall, I found the whole thing quite anticlimactic. The plot unfolds in a slow burn kind of way, which is by no means a bad thing in itself, but I was expecting and hoping for something either more haunting or more fast paced.

That being said, I highly enjoyed the writing style. There was certainly no shortage of suspense or general chill-factor and I wouldn’t hesitate to read more from this author in the future. It sounds very negative to say someone’s work isn’t their best, but it has to be noted that “not his best” is still pretty good.

This was one of my favourite thrillers of last year!

I have loved every Riley Sager I have read but this was the best of the bunch! It had great characters, a creepy house vibe and a compelling plot! I loved the mystery of the building itself along with what had happened to the tenant! I will say I predicted the ending but I still did enjoy this one!

I am a huge Riley Sager fan and jumped at the chance to read this book. It did not disappoint and I would recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed her previous work, or who enjoys a good thriller.

Riley Sager writes a wonderfully atmospheric, well plotted, compulsive chiller of a thriller and this does not disappoint. Tense, great characters and fabulous story line. I look forward to the next book by this hugely talented writer.

Another terrific book from this amazing author .
Absolutely loved it ,it kept my brain whizzing and certainly hooked.
5 star read one I would highly recommend.

Jules Larson is struggling. After discovering her boyfriend cheating on her, she loses her apartment and in a cruel twist of fate, her job also. With no direction and a rapidly dwindling bank account she jumps at the chance of an apartment sitting job at the exclusive Bartholomew. A huge Manhattan building that houses the rich and famous. Jules is thrilled, but her friend Chloe has misgivings. The Bartholomew has a chequered history of murders, suicides and other grim tales. The huge fee Jules is receiving overrides these concerns but when her fellow apartment sitter, Ingrid, goes missing Jules starts to think they may be more to this too good to be true opportunity than meets the eye.

Riley Sager is an expert in ramping up tension and this book is no exception. There’s a lot of elements at play here. Jules’ sister disappeared when she was a teenager so when Ingrid goes missing there is no way Jules can look the other way. It’s a rare example of a fleshing out of a character that would almost make a book in itself and a device that gives this thriller a real depth. The plot was a really interesting one, the history of some of New York’s older buildings sounds like a playground for any writer and Sager uses that to full effect here. There’s plenty to draw on too when it comes to the invisible people who go missing with seemingly no one to look for them. This is so much more than your standard thriller, there’s a lot going on beneath the surface and one of Sager’s best I feel. Hunker down with this and lock the world away for a few hours. Excellent.

I received a ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for a fair review.

Jules Larson is almost broke, jobless, boyfriendless, and homeless. She can't believe her luck when she gets a job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most exclusive buildings. She quickly makes friends with Ingrid, one of the other sitters there, and she also meets Dylan and Dr Nick. There are things that don't add up though: the probing interview questions, the rules for the sitters, and the fact that they start disappearing. Including Ingrid. Will Jules be next?

I think that Riley Sager is fast becoming one of my must-read authors. I loved Last Time I Lied and this one, although not quite as good, is still a great read. Slow to start, it soon moves into a fast-paced adrenaline ride. Recommended if you like thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers Random House UK, Ebury Publishing/Ebury Press, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

When something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Jules is having a really shit time of things, she lost her job, her boyfriend cheated on her and she has no money, so when she sees an advert to be an apartment sitter she decides to give it a shot.

Said apartment is in the Bartholomew, a gorgeous gothic building near Central Park with gargoyles loitering menacingly near the top, as she's shown around, Leslie (the manager/apartment pimp) asks her questions and tells her the rules: No staying out of the apartment in the night time, you have to be there, No visitors coming in and making the place look untidy, No talking to the other tenants as they're all rich and won't like you, No sunlight as it will kill you, No getting wet and never, ever eat after midnight (some of them MAY be from Gremlins).

She meets the requirements and soon has a spanking new apartment and, if all goes well, lots of money after her time is up. Spoiler Alert! It does not go well.

In the next day or so she meets some of the other tenants, Ingrid and Dylan, fellow sitters and some of the swanky tenants, who she starts talking to because why follow the rules when you can piss people off instead. Ingrid asks her to go to Central Park with her and they have a chat, telling a little bit about each other and deciding to meet there every day for lunch and a chin wag.

Stuff happens and Ingrid goes missing, Jules tries to find her and hijinks and shenanigans ensue.

Jules makes some stupid decisions in this but she's young and has issues with people just buggering off without telling her and doing stupid shit.

Like the authors other books the characters are well written, you get the unnerving feeling of the Bartholomew, the creepy vibes and the gargoyles which I really wanted to come to life and run around like mad chewing up the furniture, trying to get in bed for snuggles and barking at the vacuum cleaner but then remembered this is NOT Ghostbusters and I'm not sure if Jules even WANTS to be the Gatekeeper.

As we get closer to the end the threads start coming together faster and you see the bigger picture, each interaction had between characters starts to make more sense in the grand scheme of things and culminates in a satisfying conclusion.

I love Riley Sager and am very much looking forward to his new book Home Before Dark, I'm sure I'm gonna love that one as much as I have the other books he's written.

*Huge thanks to Riley Sager, Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and NetGalley for this copy which I chose to read and all opinions are my own*

Unfortunately the Downloading didnt work and chapters and passages of the book kept being repeated which was very frustrating and hard to follow.

I really wanted to read this book as I have seen great reviews and it is normally the kind of book I enjoy but I just couldn't get over the poor editing.

Thank you for sending me an advance reader copy but I am unable to do a full review.