Review: Lock Every Door - Riley Sager

Title: Lock Every Door
Author: Riley Sager
Published: July 2019
Source: Library checkout
Star Rating: 4

You've been offered a luxury apartment, rent free. The catch: you may not live long enough to enjoy it… 

No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents. These are the only rules for Jules Larson's new job as apartment sitter for an elusive resident of the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile private buildings and home to the super rich and famous. 

Recently heartbroken and practically homeless, Jules accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind. 

Out of place among the extremely wealthy, Jules finds herself pulled toward other apartment sitter Ingrid. But 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 - but the next day, her new friend has vanished. And then Jules discovers that Ingrid is not the first temporary resident to go missing… 

Welcome to the Bartholomew…You may never leave.
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My Thoughts: 

This was my first Riley Sager, and I definitely had high expectations for this one. I know he’s a very well-loved author and this one was obviously getting a lot of buzz, so I was very eager to check it out for myself.

I really enjoyed the feeling and tone of this novel. It was disturbing and claustrophobic with an ever-growing feeling of suspense pushing it along. It quickly had me hooked and I was desperate to know what was happening. 

This was an entertaining thriller and I didn’t guess any of the twists which is always a win with me. I was expecting it to be creepier than it was after some of the reviews I’d read, but it was well-written and the pacing was done really well. The ending was definitely shocking, but it didn’t necessarily work for me. I can see why it is so well-loved, but it didn’t fully satisfy me especially after really enjoying the rest of the book so much. But I know that I’m definitely in the minority with that opinion!

Overall I would definitely like to read his other books – I really liked the writing style, the mystery kept me guessing and it was a fun read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this copy in exchange for my honest review.