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The Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestseller

Discover the new murder mystery thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley

‘Compelling, up-all-night reading’ Erin Kelly
‘Atmosphere you can cut with a knife’Alex Michaelides
‘Cunningly constructed’ Louise Candlish
‘Gloriously twisty’ Ruth Ware
‘Perfect for a lost weekend’ The Times

Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants

A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.

The watchful concierge
The scorned lover
The prying journalist
The naïve student
The unwanted guest

There was a murder here last night.
A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.

Who holds the key?

What readers are saying about The Paris Apartment:

‘One to devour entirely in one delicious sitting. Stupendous’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Twisty and mysterious and surprising’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Had me gripped right from the beginning’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Has “book of the year” written all over it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A page-turner with an amazing setting’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fabulously tense and mysterious read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Paris Apartment was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/e 06/03/2022

The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022

The Guest List was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020

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3 March 2022
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"Will keep you guessing until the very end. ...This whodunnit will have you saying, 'Oh mon Dieu!'"--E! Online

"A transcontinental whodunnit with chic panache, this page-turner will keep you up into the wee hours of the night."--Good Morning America

"Another page-turning thriller in which the story and its characters are as unique and beguiling as the city itself. ... [Foley] keeps readers on their toes with a fast-paced story in which she does a stellar job of juggling the past and the present with multiple narratives without getting bogged down. You can feel the urgency in her prose. ... A thrilling read."--USA Today

"Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game."--Vogue

Another clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller from the author of The Guest List.--People

The streets of Paris have never looked darker, more opulent, or more sinister than in Lucy Foley's gloriously twisty new novel.--Ruth Ware

"Extremely evocative, with a richly-drawn atmosphere you can cut with a knife. Short of a trip to Paris, the next best thing is surely to settle down with a bottle of French wine and devour The Paris Apartment. The mystery revolves around an exclusive Paris apartment building, and Jess, our hugely likeable heroine, searching for her brother, who is missing from his apartment. The other tenants all have secrets to hide, and twist follows twist until you don't know who to trust -- or suspect. Stylish, suspenseful, claustrophobic and menacing... Lucy Foley just keeps getting better and better. More, please!"--Alex Michealides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient

Another well-paced, suspenseful locked-room mystery with shifting points of view."--Library Journal

As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building, cozy up with Lucy Foley's latest whodunnit.--Parade

"The Paris Apartment is a charged, charming thriller that'll have us all eyeing the neighbors a bit skeptically, no matter where it is we live."--Town & Country --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Lucy Foley studied English liter-ature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction edi-tor in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels including The Guest List and The Hunt-ing Party. She lives in London.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08J6D7993
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (3 March 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 872 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0008385076

Best Sellers Rank: 246 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Lucy Foley is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List, with two and a half million copies sold worldwide. Lucy’s thrillers have also hit the New York Times and the Irish Times bestseller lists, been shortlisted for the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, selected as one of The Times and Sunday Times Crime Books of the Year, and The Guest List was a Reese’s Book Club choice. Lucy’s novels have been translated into multiple languages and her journalism has appeared in publications such as Sunday Times Style, Grazia, ES Magazine, Vogue US, Elle, Tatler, Marie Claire and more.

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Kate

Outstanding

Reviewed in Australia on 10 April 2022

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I love Lucy Foley's books and this was no different. After reading the Guest List I knew I just had to read the Paris Apartment.
I read the acknowledgements at the end and saw that Lucy said it was probably the most difficult of her books to write. I can totally understand why. My French is non existence so a couple of time I had to google the meanings but really it wasn't difficult to work out what was being said.

The Paris Apartment sounds luxurious, the family affluent and untouchable but never judge a book by its cover. What lies within is a woven tale of scandal, sex and a dysfunctional family, watched from the outside by the concierge. The mysterious concierge, an old woman living in a small hut delegated to the sidelines when really she is integral to the story. I love seeking out clues in mysteries and thought I had most of it worked out by the last couple of chapters but Lucy is full of surprises, throwing in a few final twists, even leaving you to make your own mind up about the real concierge

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A real page-turner until the very end

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2022

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I couldn't put this book down from the very start. The author writes in a way that keeps you wanting more. She writes with brevity while being able to flesh out characters in a deep way. The reason I didn't rate it higher is because I would've liked to have had the twist be a little more complex and the ending not as rushed.

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A. Killick

An average read - well written but slow and one dimensional

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2022

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I actually give reasonably high ratings on goodreads and I know this has a high one.
Maybe I just don’t gel with Lucy Foley’s books?
I found it predictable, stuck in one setting, and with very one-dimensional characters.
Three stars only because she’s s good writer and because of the French scattered throughout.

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Would U Kindly

Rubbish Plot, Basic Writing

Reviewed in Australia on 16 June 2022

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I hate the way every character has a motive to kill Ben. She does not make these subtle. They are ham-fisted in there.

It'll be something like - "Ahhh a fancy new watch, this reminds me that Ben borrowed and lost my old watch that had been in my family for generations" ... yeah, that's what all the motives are like....

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Heather Norquay-Evans

intriguing read

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2022

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Absolutely loved this book. Kept me guessing until the end. Definitely recommend it to any crime story aficionado who loves a mystery.

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Henry

contrived plot, too improbable

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2022

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Poorly conceived plot and not at all entertaining. The characters are unrealistic and their interaction with each other is totally improbable. Suggest you read something else.

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Good solid read with some good surprises

Reviewed in Australia on 11 April 2022

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Good solid read with some good surprises, well paced and a good holiday read, I enjoyed it from start to finish

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A compelling mystery-thriller with gothic undertones

Reviewed in Australia on 3 March 2022

I think British author Lucy Foley's books just keep getting better and better! I found The Paris Apartment an engrossing and compelling read, in which Foley has successfully employed a more complex narrative structure than in her previous work.

Englishwoman Jess Hadley arrives in Paris, after leaving her bar job in Brighton under somewhat shady circumstances. She arrives outside her journalist half-brother's apartment building in (fictional) Rue des Amants, expecting to find him waiting to let her in, as arranged. But Ben is nowhere to be found...

The resourceful Jess manages to gain admittance to the building, and discovers several disconcerting signs in Ben's third-floor apartment - his wallet and keys have been left behind and his cat has unexplained blood on her paws...

As she makes the acquaintance of the inhabitants of the other apartments, Jess recognises their reluctance to engage with her about Ben's whereabouts and also witnesses several troubling interactions between them. She quickly comes to the realisation that there's something very strange going on here, intensifying her fears for her brother. After a disappointing attempt to notify the local gendarmerie of Ben's disappearance, Jess seeks out the assistance of Ben's friend from university, Nick, who also lives in the apartment building, and a work contact, Theo, to whom Ben had been intending to pitch a sensational article.

Adding to the intrigue, the narrative unfolds from several perspectives - a prologue from Ben's point of view, that of Jess herself, and those of her fellow-residents: diffident Nick, skittish Mimi, haughty Sophie and the observant, eavesdropping concierge of the building. Thus, the reader experiences the gradual revelation of what is going on beneath the elegant façade of the building, but from different and sometimes competing sources. Who can Jess trust in her quest for the truth of what's happened to Ben? What shocking secret or secrets has he uncovered and what might any one of the suspects be willing to do to protect themselves?

The Paris Apartment is a twisty tale, with several stunning surprises along the way and a fabulously dramatic denouement. It contains well-executed gothic elements, recalling classics such as Jane Eyre and Rebecca, not to mention shades of Alfred Hitchcock's brilliant suspense-thriller film "Rear Window" (1954). Lucy Foley evokes the Parisian setting masterfully, using the protagonist's lack of familiarity with the city and language to raise the sense of lurking danger and tension. Snippets of French language are sprinkled throughout, lending additional authenticity, and should be understood by those with only a basic level of comprehension.

I'd highly recommend The Paris Apartment to any reader who enjoys well-executed mystery thrillers and/or engrossing multiple-thread narratives. It's a great read that's difficult to put down once started.

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The Cookster @ Reviewer ranking #49

Another fine mystery from the pen of Lucy Foley.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2022

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Rating: 4.1/5

Lucy Foley has become one of a number of contemporary mystery writers, along with the likes of Ruth Ware and C.L. Taylor, who can be relied upon to consistently produce high quality, well-plotted, entertaining novels. Her latest offering, "The Paris Apartment" is no exception. If you enjoyed her previous mystery thrillers, "The Hunting Party" and "The Guest List" there is every chance that this will also meet with your approval.

I have seen this described as 'a classic whodunnit', but in common with her previous work, I would suggest that it would perhaps be equally fitting to call it "a whydunnit" or possibly even "a whodunnwhat". There are certainly elements of "The Paris Apartment" that are very much in the classic murder mystery tradition: We have a predominantly enclosed setting and a clearly defined cast of characters. Each of the key protagonists has a hidden history, with secrets that they wish to keep, that could easily serve as their motivation for "doing the deed".

The enclosed setting here is the eponymous Paris apartment - an impressive residence in a desirable and sought-after part of the city. It provides a backdrop that is both suitably atmospheric and in keeping with the essence of a "Golden Age" mystery, but one that simultaneously offers a refreshing alternative to the British country house or secluded hotel.

The dramatis personae are made up of the troubled Jess - who has arrived in Paris to stay with her half-brother, Ben - and the residents of the apartment, who are Ben's neighbours. The narrative is presented from the viewpoint of each of the key characters and Lucy Foley generally does a fine job of giving each one a distinct and credible voice.

A traditional "Golden Age" mystery would tend to see the crime committed in the first half of the book, with the remainder concerning itself with solving the mystery and working out who the perpetrator may be. However, as was the case with her previous novel, "The Guest List", the actual deed does not come to light until much deeper into the telling of the story. Far more time is devoted to the idea of who may have done "something" and why certain individuals may have had motive to do various "somethings" depending upon events and developments. Lucy Foley is becoming increasingly adept at this, as she gradually allows backstories to emerge and reveal their relevance to later events.

The only aspect of the book that I found slightly disappointing was the closing section. I felt that the impressive foundation that had been established and built upon throughout the novel warranted a stronger finish, but other readers may feel differently. Nonetheless, this is another fine piece of work from the pen of Lucy Foley that I would happily recommend.

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mrs sarah l scutt

Amateur writing - don’t believe the hype

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2022

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I really wanted to like this book. Apparently Lucy foley is a great writer or so I’d heard. But I was bored. Though she couldn’t have come up with the plot, my 10 year old daughter could have formed the sentences. I kept holding on for some suspense but I wasn’t gripped at all. She tried very hard but I had to give up half way through- life is too short to read bad fiction

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Catherine W.

A dreary, unsatisfying slog

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2022

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I've enjoyed Foley's other books, and am a fan of the genre -- but wish I'd taken a pass on this one! forced myself to finish this book, even though I realised around the halfway point that it wasn't going to get any better. In fairness, I think the author has been let down by her editors.

First issue (which I hope will be addressed in future): this book is absolutely RIDDLED with typos. I don't think I've seen such a poor proofreading job outside of self published works. Every time I'd come across a missing word or faulty autocorrect, it took me straight out of the novel.

Secondly, the story itself is slow and -- despite the ostensibly glamourous setting -- oh so dreary! I hated every second I was trapped in this awful building, with all these awful people!

The 'twists' are largely based on implausible premises that just feel like clumsy plot devices, with no purpose other than to deceive the reader (though ironically enough, they're also all pretty predictable). Proper editorial scrutiny could have done wonders here as well, in terms of laying better foundations for the 'reveals', and making sure they make sense within the world of the novel.

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Kay W

Amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2022

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A highly anticipated 2022 release, I read The Paris Apartment book along with audiobook and throughly enjoyed it. The audiobook really heighten the POV chapters as the story is told.
This book had many wow moments with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I was so excited to read the book in one sitting. A Lucy Foley trait, I could not put this book down. Each chapter sprinkles intrigue all over and leaves you hanging, anticipating getting to that POV as it cycle through the characters.

A true joy to read Lucy Foley in 2022.
A must read for all thriller fans.

A predicted 5 star read that was totally 5 full stars.

#netgalley #LucyFoley #TheParisApartment #5starreads #newin2022

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James Brydon

Another gripping story full of unexpected twists

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2022

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I suspect all of us have experienced that delicious serendipity of picking a book up more or less by chance and finding that it is both engrossing and entertaining. I discovered lucy Foley’s book in just such a way. I found myself faced with an unexpected long train journey ahead of me and, knowing that I had almost finished the book I was currently reading, I resorted to the small shop at the station to see if I could find some form of Red Cross parcel to tide me over. The selection of books on offer was conspicuous by its paucity, but it did include a copy of Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party, the cover of which was strewn with the sort of sensationalist encomia that would normally put me off completely. Reluctantly seeing it a faut de mieux option I bought it, expecting to find it at odds with my normal taste.

Well, I was completely wrong, and within a few pages I was absolutely hooked. It offered an intriguing suspense story, offered from several different characters’ perspective and full of surprising plot twists. As a consequence, I read her next novel, The Guest List, which I found equally entertaining,

The Paris Apartment follows a similar format, with the story revealed in narratives from various characters, and there is a copious offering of tangential plot twists. The story is well put together, and the reader quickly builds up an empathy for Jess, the lead protagonist, who has fled from her chaotic life in Brighton to spend some time with her half-brother Benjamin, who has recently moved into a chic apartment in a building in one of the smarter areas of Paris. When she arrives there, however, there is no sign of Benjamin, and she finds that the other inhabitants of the building are far from welcoming of this English stranger.

Jess is certainly a great character – resourceful and stalwart, and showing a great capacity to rebound from the numerous adversities that life has thrown her way. However, I was less convinced by any of the other characters. Similarly, I found the plot slightly less coherent than those of her previous books. I felt almost as if the writer was more concerned with surprising the reader than in developing a strong story.

But despite those slight misgivings, I still enjoyed the book, and its grip was such that I kept reading far later than I should have done. If I had read this one first, I would still have been keen to find any other books that Ms Foley had written. It simply lacked a little of the stellar impact of the earlier two.

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