A fantastic read, gripping from start to finish, full of twists and impossible to second guess. Brilliantly written.

Loved travelling to Paris with the help of this book. Loved how some of the characters were created, others didn't touch me that much, but I loved all the plot twists in the book, some of them I didn't expect them. Still, I loved how it touched some topics, one of them like the dream of becoming a dancer but it's not that easy and you may end up living your dream maybe only half of it because of some other circumstances.

Thanks to Lucy and NetGalley for allowing me to read The Paris Apartment before the publication date.

Jess Hadley is Ben’s half-sister. As children, they were placed in the care system.
Ben went on to receive all the benefits of being adopted by the Daniels and is now a journalist living in Paris.
Jess was not so fortunate and growing up in the care system, has become something of a rough diamond.
When her latest boss’s behaviour goes too far, Jess takes money from the till and heads to Paris where she calls Ben for directions to his apartment.
When Jess arrives an hour later, Ben is nowhere to be seen. As the hours pass and no-one can tell her where Ben is, she gains access to his apartment in the upmarket building.
The various residents are at best cold if not outrightly hostile to Jess. Even Nick Miller, who is Ben’s friend and had arranged for him to get the apartment, is superficially helpful. As Jess does not speak French, Nick eventually takes her to the police to report that Ben is missing.
Can they find Ben?

The style of narrative which Lucy uses, alternating between each character, makes this a very easy read, albeit with some very dark events.
It allows the reader to form an opinion of the characters, although your opinion of them may well change as the story progresses and their secrets are revealed.
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Jess hasn’t had the best start in life, and when yet another thing goes wrong she decides it’s time to get away for a bit. She’s going to go to Paris to stay with her half brother Ben in his fancy apartment while the dust settles. However when Jess arrives at the Paris apartment - Ben isn’t there - and when he doesn’t show up the next day Jess decides to talk to his neighbours to find out exactly where her brother has vanished to. The inhabitants of this particular apartment block are a real mix - there’s Sophie - a 50 something woman who embodies Parisian class. Mimi - who is very strange & her outgoing flatmate Camille. There’s Antoine the aggressive drunk who’s wife has just walked out & Nick her brother’s uni friend. Not to mention the all seeing concierge. Yet not one of these neighbours have seen Ben…or have they?
Love Lucy Foley and this book was no exception. Tense, twisty & exciting. I really enjoyed the strange characters in this story & trying to unravel it all.

Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the eARC of The Paris Apartment

The Paris Apartment is a modern day suspense thriller with a whodunnit narrated by a bunch of questionable characters.
The setting of the novel starts as soon as open the book, Jess arrives her her brothers apartment to find him missing. Every neighbour has a story to tell and a secret to hide.
The writing keeps the reader engaged and the characters all have a story and mystery of their own. Every character keeps the story running and engages the reader to keep on delving into the pages. This is by no means fast paced but the search for the answers keep the pages turning.

This one was a little slower than I like for my usual thriller type. It started off powerful and I was itching to find out what happened to Ben.

Though all the characters (including the main) were awful. There was not one element of any of them that made you feel anything other than distaste. I did like how the story unfolded and linked together, and I did really like the multiple POV chapters as this made it easy to fly through the book.

The ending was a little different to what I was expecting too - originally I thought I'd sussed out the 'killer' but I did enjoy the little flip to the story as the ending was being revealed.

I actually rated this 3.5 stars for the positive reasons mentioned. I just wish it was a little creepier more tense. Maybe more of the scenes regarding what happened to Ben would have added to this!

Jess Is broke and unemployed. She needs a fresh start. So, she decides to contact her half brother Ben who is a journalist and currently residing 12 Rue des Amants in Paris. He offers for her to stay with him and when she agrees he not that ecstatic. But might bring them a bit closer together after what has happened in the family’s past.
But when she arrives in Paris it is turbulent, there is fighting and riots going on in the capital city. When she arrives at the apartment, she first can’t believe that he could afford a place is this well-established place and when she presses the bell there is no answer. She sees the concierge and follows her. When she gets to Ben’s apartment there is no sign of him. Where is her brother Ben? All his belongings are here but he is nowhere to be seen. She decides to wait at the flat believing that he is gone on a trip and that he will be back. But when she stays at the flat weird things start to happen and she thinks she is being followed.
Thank you, Harper Collins, for a copy of The Paris apartment from Lucy Foley. This is another intriguing story from the author. I enjoyed the premise of the story of missing Ben and the occupants of the apartment block where he lived. The mystery of each one of them and finding out what each of them are hiding and the descriptions of Paris and the night life. It was very realistic. The only criticism I have is because of the several POV’s, I thought it went slightly off course of the main plot and I personally got a bit lost towards the end. 4 stars from me.

Lucy Foley returns with a psychological crime drama set in a Paris experiencing turbulence and riots, and an eerie, shadowy and sinister old apartment building, a wealthy location at which British journalist, Ben Daniels, resides. His half sister, Jess Hadley, has arrived in Paris, broke and unemployed, after having to leave her Brighton rather quickly, to stay with him, but on arrival finds him missing from his home at Bienvenue au 12 Rue des Amants. After picking his locks, she enters, alarm bells start ringing in her head, she is expected, and there are some worrying signs that leave her feeling unsettled, could something have happened to him? The problem is that she doesn't know Ben that well, the two of them having grown up apart and having lived wildly differing lives, Jess being shunted from care homes and foster parents, whilst Ben was taken in by a wealthy family and lived a far more privileged life.

She wonders how Ben could possibly afford his home, only to discover he got it through his friend from Cambridge University, Nick Miller, a nice guy who has his own apartment in the building. With his photograph of himself and Ben in Amsterdam, Nick offers to help Jess find him, a welcome offer, given everyone else is far more hostile and unforthcoming when it comes to information. This includes the aloof socialite, Sophie, always perfectly dressed, married to Jacques Meunier, a wine merchant, living in the penthouse, and the alcoholic Antoine with his simmering air of violence, whose wife, Dominique, has left him. Then there is the young over protected student, Mimi, living with her friend Camille and the long serving concierge who watches everyone closely. As a determined Jess delves into her brother's life and the residents of the apartment building, a web of intrigue and secrets begins to emerge where nothing and no-one is as they seem.

As danger begins to lurk ever closer to Jess, is there anyone she can trust at all? One of my favourite aspects of the novel is the character of Jess, a born survivor, who respects no boundaries of convention as she snoops without fear, imbued with traits and a hard life that have given her a resilience that underpins her abilities to find out what happened to Ben, irrespective of the obstacles thrown in her path. There is an air of dread and menace in this story of twists and turns, touching on issues and themes of exploitation, abuse of women, sources of wealth, a sibling relationship and a dysfunctional blended family. Once again, Foley writes a riveting crime drama, set in Paris, with great characters that will keep your interest from beginning to end, needing to know what happened to Ben as seen through the eyes of Jess. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

First off, the cover is beautiful. Such a clever design!!

The book itself was a great thriller. I found it a little hard to get into but isnt that often the case when youre only being told 1/4 of the story!

The switching perspectives worked so well and the twists that just started coming half way through the book and didnt stop until the final page. Whhheeeewww. Every time I thought I had it figured out, something else happened.

The book explores some horrible themes but overall its a great read and such a pageturner.

To be honest I didn't enjoy this as much as Lucy Foley's previous novels; and yet the premise is very similar. An isolated group in a single location, but although the tension is there, the questions - who is to be trusted, who is the 'villain', what is going on - it didn't 'grip' me, engage me as 'The Hunting Party" and 'The Guest List' did.

With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for an ARC.

I have enjoyed Lucy Foley’s previous novels, but I found that ‘The Paris Apartment’ had too many characters, and too many far fetched plot twists. I enjoyed the depiction of Paris, but generally was disappointed by this offering

I was so excited to be approved to read The Paris Apartment as I loved The Guest List & The Hunting Party, and WOW I was not disappointed. I think this may be my favourite out of the three of Lucy Foley’s books that I have read! I loved the Paris setting and the dropping in of the French language throughout the book- I think it was written in a way where it was still easy to understand even if you’ve had no experience of the French language.

It was gripping, almost a “whodunnit” even though you had no idea what had been “done” and I was kept guessing until the end. Although Jess annoyed me to begin with, her perseverance to find out what happened to her brother paid off and I ended up loving her as a character. Each character was completely different and enough detail was given to understand why they were the way they were.

I can’t wait for this book to come out for others to read so that I can discuss!

Jess visits her brother Ben in Paris but Ben is missing. Jess is not the type of girl to just accept a bad situation so get ready for a rollercoaster ride to a surprising and exciting conclusion.

A good thriller with lots of twists and turns, loved the setting and character's with multiple POV. A very enjoyable read.
Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for this review copy.

This is the first book I have read by Lucy Foley, and after hearing good things about this author I was really looking forward to reading it.
It is a dark story of family, secrets and lies. I travel to France often so I quite enjoyed the setting, she captured the ambiance of Paris perfectly. The plot has several unreliable narrators, and although it is a slow burn their stories all come together in a satisfying ending.
I will be seeking out further books by this author.

I really enjoyed this book. Jess has arrived in Paris to stay with her half brother Ben. However, when she arrives at the elegant appartment block where Ben is staying he is nowhere to be seen. Jess quickly becomes convinced that something bad has happened to him. The other inhabitants of the house all seem to be keeping secrets and nothing is what it seems. This is a fast paced story that will keep you guessing to the end. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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I absolutely loved this book and was thoroughly captivated by the story. A really strange apartment building with some rather strange tenants. It was cleverly written and I loved how the story unfolded. The dark side of Paris with the seedy club was a really eye opening twist to the story. A bit Agatha Christie-esque (I love Agatha Christue stories). I loved all the twists and turns and it certainly was a real page turner. A real twist at the end that I never saw coming. Brilliant.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5 (3.5) stars rounded up to 4 for this review.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read an advanced copy of this book.

Jess needs a fresh start. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up… he’s not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has.

I really liked the Paris setting, it added a brilliant type of atmosphere to the book. It’s a slow burn, mystery thriller so if your a fan of those you’ll definitely enjoy this one.

As Jess was trying to navigate a new country with nobody to help her, I really felt for her. Jess is flawed and she wasn’t the easiest character to get invested in straight away but she was a lot better than the other ones who were way more unlikeable and she did eventually grow on me.

I really liked how it all came together at the end. It wasn’t a huge twist and I felt it was all resolved a bit too quickly but it was one that I didn’t see coming so I liked that I was kept guessing throughout!

I think my biggest issue with the book was the amount of characters and POVs it had. I do like multiple POVs but I initially found it all a bit confusing which left me feeling a little disconnected to the characters. I did eventually get more on track with the characters but it took me a while.

Gripping and thrilling with an intriguing mystery I simply couldn't put down! Lucy Foley does it again...

The Paris Apartment is a twisty thriller where Jess is trying to find her brother, who disappeared right as she showed up at his Paris Apartment. His neighbours all seem to have something to hide and there seems to be a connection between Ben and each one of the tenants in this building.

I enjoyed the multiple POV's, though I really didn't care to know which floor each character was staying on, for every single chapter.

I didn't really connect with any of the characters, but I did enjoy the story. The middle was a bit long winded, but there were some really good plot twists that made the read worth it.

3.5 Stars