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.
Another one that I just picked off the Libby shelf. I have been lucky once again though, because this one was truly a riveting ride. So sinister, I was honestly a little bit scared reading it but just good enough to enjoy it without actually being too scared to read. Overall, a great thriller! I wasn’t surprised to see that many people put a hold on this one. I’d recommend the same.
Lock Every Door has an interesting premise. Our main character, Jules, is invited to be paid to live at a luxury apartment in Manhattan, just to “apartment sit.” Sounds too good to be true. And of course it is. Slowly she realizes something is amiss, when more and more suspicious things begin to build up, until they are too many to be ignored. However, leaving is not so easy, when you have no family to turn to and no money to speak of. Just what is going on at Bartholomew?
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