[Review] Lock Every Door - Riley Sager

Summary: 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 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 sordid past and into the secrets kept within its walls. What she discovers 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. (Pub Date: Jul 02, 2019)

This was good, actually good!

Jules is jobless and homeless when she finds a job as an apartment sitter to a luxurious building she had always dreamed of. The rules are strict, the residents too private, but the money is good enough seeing as she has none. It's when one of the sitters suddenly disappears that it hits her it's just too good to be true. But what is the secret that building hides and where is Ingrid?

3.5, rounded up to 4.

This book isn't as involving as The Last Time I lied was for me, but Jules is the first main character Riley Sager created that I actually liked. Her situation is obviously relatable and her choices believable, which makes the progression even scarier.

I think the biggest win in this book aren't the plot twists, which are usually Sager's forte. It's the actual thriller, the not knowing what is going on, just having that eerie feeling. But yes, being Sager, I expected better twists. The culprit is easy to guess and I confess the big reason behind it all didn't sell. I can't spoil you, but I keep thinking it wouldn't compensate to do that.

I also missed bigger moments. The reveals came little by little and I can barely remember most of them. In all it was a good book, I read it much quicker than I had predicted and it was a pleasure even bigger than I felt with Final Girls. However, it was not as memorable as the previous works.

Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.

Rating: 4 out of 5.