A modern day Agatha Christie-sque setting and an unwanted guest to sleuth \u2013 was The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley be as good as her previous books. I loved Foley\u2019s other two books, what about her third? Read my book review of The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley to find out.<\/p>\n
Have you read The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley? What other contemporary murder mysteries worked well for you? Have you read anything else from Foley? Let us talk. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Book Name: The Paris Apartment<\/p>\n Author: Lucy Foley<\/p>\n Genre: Fiction \u2013\u00a0 Thriller<\/a><\/p>\n Characters:\u00a0Jess, Ben, Jacques and Sophie, Nick, Antoine, Mimi, Camille,<\/p>\n Setting:\u00a0 Paris<\/a>, France<\/a><\/p>\n When Jess invites herself to her brother Ben\u2019s luxurious apartment, Ben is missing. She was sure he would help her as he did when they were younger, but sure he wouldn\u2019t disappear, would he?<\/p>\n Jess doesn\u2019t know about the adult Ben\u2019s life, nor how he is able to afford this apartment itself. 12 Rue des Amants, a beautiful 5 storey building with a tenant on each floor, is a character by itself.<\/p>\n A nice guy, a socialite, an alcoholic, a reserved student and the concierge \u2013 who is a friend and who is lying? Where is Ben and what happened to him? Read The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley to find out.<\/p>\n The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is a classic whodunnit with a bunch of questionable characters and a motivated sleuth on the trail. The setting of the house was intriguing and added a sense of doom and eerie to it. It reminded me a lot of \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d (which absolutely loved it).<\/em><\/p>\n I have read Foley\u2019s previous books and I really had big hopes for this one, as a big fan of closed-room mysteries. I enjoyed how the layers unraveled, even though some elements were unnecessary to the story and were added just to create a distraction.<\/p>\n While the slow pace put me off in places, I think it worked out well. I was not particularly enthused by Jess and her attempt to solve the mystery. I had to stop myself from rolling my eyes, often. It felt a little more of thriller than a mystery to me, especially when she was getting any better at solving anything.<\/p>\n I found the multiple person narrative with 6 people tiresome at places, and the book could have been shorter by at least 20 pages. Maybe it was just me, I was getting restless after big twist for the book to end.<\/p>\n Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Cheating, Domestic violence, Sex work, Sexual harassment (mentioned), Self-harm (mentioned)<\/p>\n The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is a slow paced, claustrophobic whodunnit. It is different from Foley\u2019s other books in terms of writing and narrative style, but it mostly works. If you like \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d you might enjoy The Paris Apartment.<\/p>\n Have you read The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley? What other contemporary murder mysteries worked well for you? Have you read anything else from Foley? Let us talk.<\/em><\/p>\nAbout The Paris Apartment<\/h2>\n
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