To someone who has student loans, lost her job and apartment…hell if I lost my job tomorrow, I would consider it. Jules accepts a position that pays $12,000 in three months, all under the table, and gives her a place to live rent free. All of his books are slow burns, and Lock Every Door is not an exception. Sager is excellent at building a tense and Gothic atmosphere. It was the Manhattan version of a palace, inhabited by the city’s elite.Īnd truly, in some ways, it really didn’t disappoint. It even looked like one–tall and imposing, with gargoyles gracing the walls.

Basically, it didn’t take me long to opt in for Sager’s new book. Something about being in the middle of everything yet completely locked away and secretive, in gorgeously ornate old buildings that just are perfect. There is something about haunted, dark, creepy buildings that are in Manhattan that I just love. She also happens to be a resident of the building. Greta Manville – The author of Heart of a Dreamer, a fiction book that takes place in the Bartholomew. Very cute, very young, definitely comes from money. Nick – The doctor that lives in the apartment next to Jules. Goes missing shortly after Jules starts at the Bartholomew.

Ingrid – The apartment sitter in the apartment below Jules. She has recently lost her job, broke up with her boyfriend, and her family is all but gone. Jules Larsen – The Bartholomew’s newest apartment sitter. Until they start talking about the dark past of the Bartholomew. The rules seem a little strict, the guests a little quirky, but the other apartment sitters are interesting enough. Though maybe not famous for the best reasons. Even better, she finds out it’s at the Bartholomew, one of the most prestigious and famous buildings in Manhattan. Thus when a long term apartment sitting job appears in a Craigslist ad, she jumps at the opportunity. Jules Larsen has recently lost her job, broke up with her cheating boyfriend, and only has about $500 to her name. A combination of creepy old buildings, Manhattan, and Gothic feels?! Thank you to Netgalley and Dutton for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. If his second book The Last Time I Lied didn’t solidify that, then Lock Every Door definitely did. Riley Sager books officially always go on my TBR list.

“What was going on? Were you running away?”

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