A slow destruction into crazy town that you’re signing up to watch unfold in front of your eyes. It’s like a car crash that you can’t look away from. You immediately want this to work for her and immediately know things are going to go south. She is one of those genuinely nice people who has unfortunately been recently burned. Sager does a wonderful job of drawing the reader into this story with not only the lore and backstory to the Bartholomew, but with a main character who is extremely relatable. Being desperate for a change and ready for anything can lead people to agree to things you never thought you would. Can you imagine living in one of the most prestigious buildings in New York City? Would you agree to the weird rules? I think I would have a hard time signing my name to the dotted line on this agreement, but perhaps if I was in Jules’ situation I wouldn’t hesitate. Instantly the reader is swept away to the world of the Bartholomew. I assure you that Sager is not ripping off an original, but has created something new and modern, with a huge nod to a literary great!

There’s no denial in this by Sager, as he even dedicated his book to Levin. LOCK EVERY DOOR is incredibly reminiscent of Ira Levin’s ROSEMARY’S BABY, which some of you may remember I just read a few months ago. There were so many wonderful reviews about this book that I decided to prioritize it as one of my final backlist reads for 2019. I put off reading LOCK EVERY DOOR because I didn’t want to be left without something to read by him. Riley Sager has done it again! Sager is easily one of my favorite authors and his books are auto-buys for me. As Jules digs for the truth, she starts to find that Ingrid isn’t the only apartment sitter to have vanished in the night. Beneath the glitz and glam is a dark truth that leads to Ingrid disappearing.

When Jules meets Ingrid, a fellow apartment sitter, she starts to learn that the Bartholomew has a dark past, which might just be linked to a series of odd events happening in present day. So what if she can’t talk to anyone who lives in the same building as her? Recently left broken hearted and without a job, Jules believes she has found the perfect opportunity to change her life. Jules has nothing to lose and $12,000 to gain.

She is being paid as an apartment sitter in one of Manhattan’s more high-profile and mysterious buildings, the Bartholomew. Jules Larsen’s new job may come with a strict set of rules, but the rewards are high. No talking to the other residents, unless they speak to you first.

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