Jaclyn’s Review: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Lock Every Door
written by Riley Sager
published by Dutton, 2019

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I enjoy this book? I read The Last Time I Lied by this author and really enjoyed it, so I jumped at the chance to read Lock Every Door. This book has a very slow buildup, so I was hoping for a huge payoff at the end. I’m not completely sure how I feel about the ending. I wanted there to be more twists to the plot, something to keep me guessing a little more. One of the reasons why I enjoy this author is because I never see the ending of the book coming. You might know who the bad guy is (a little more misdirection here would be great!), but you have NO IDEA what the final twist in the plot is going to be. I couldn’t put this book down, and I was certainly not disappointed in it.

Would I recommend it? I would absolutely recommend this book. Riley Sager is an author I will definitely be watching.
 

 
About the book – from Goodreads: No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.

As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.

Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.

 

 
 

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