Lock Every Door

Riley Sager

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.

Tatum Miller

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Looking for a suspense novel that will keep you up until way past midnight? Look no further than Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager.”—Stephen King No visitors. No nights spent elsewhere. No disturbing the rich and famous residents. These are the rules for Jules Larsen’s new job apartment sitting at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile buildings. Recently heartbroken—and just plain broke—Jules is taken in by the splendor and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind. As she gets to know the occupants and staff, Jules is drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who reminds her so much of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew has a dark history hidden beneath its gleaming façade, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story—until the next day when Ingrid seemingly vanishes. Searching for the truth, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s sordid past. But by uncovering the secrets within its walls, Jules exposes herself to untold terrors. Because once you’re in, the Bartholomew doesn’t want you to leave....

A Novel

Slow starting book but picks up later on. I did end up predicting the ending but honestly it didn’t bother me since it did well to keep you hooked to find out how everything ends. I will say…Jules pissed me off on how careless she was on just passing down information knowing well she just messaged someone that was pretending to be someone else. Just no thoughts in that head of hers but glad she got redeemed at the end, genuinely thought she was gonna have to be saved. 

lily

Was it my favourite Riley Sager? No, but it was still a great book with great twist 

Abbi Brown 

౨ৎ | "it sounds to me like you ran away." "no," i say. "i escaped."

riley sager does it every. damn. time. this book was shocking and while i half guessed who was behind it the plot twist as a whole shocked the hell out of. 

riley savers writing will never miss i fear. i also dead tear up which is crazy to me over a thriller. 

i do wish we got more answers about jules’s life before she got the bartholomew. but nonetheless another captivating read!! 

౨ৎ | "it sounds to me like you ran away." "no," i say. "i escaped."

— ★ 4/5

riley sager does it every. damn. time. this book was shocking and while i half guessed who was behind it the plot twist as a whole shocked the hell out of. 

riley savers writing will never miss i fear. i also dead tear up which is crazy to me over a thriller. 

i do wish we got more answers about jules’s life before she got the bartholomew. but nonetheless another captivating read!! 

Rebecca Hurd

A good book!! Just enough mystery to keep you guessing until the very end!! Not my favorite Riley Sager novel but it was still pretty good!!

I loved the set-up (NYC apartment dreams), got bored when the MC was just running around the building a lot, felt annoyed by the potential Satanist subplot, then was genuinely satisfied by the wrap-up! Although I totally knew she was still in the building and not a hospital. 

Amelia

ayoni

Jordan

Maria

this turned a bit too over-the-top in the second half for my taste, but still i loved the general ominous feeling the story had. 
that being said, i believe this book especially excels in building up the anticipation, it made it hard to put the book down. i also did enjoy the overarching theme explored of the rich and powerful using their status and privilege to take advantage of poor, desperate people. even so, i think it could have been handled with a bit more care and in a lot more detail.

The eerieness in this book was off the charts. It dragged a little at times but it always kept me on the edge of my seat. Riley Sager does it again with another incredible thriller!

Lauren Dale

Megan Murray 

This is the second book by Riley Sager that I've read (the first being Home Before Dark). I enjoyed it, although not as much as Home Before Dark, until the twist at the end. I think I was just expected something else, perhaps supernatural, and it caught me off guard. Still a good read and looking forward to the next book by Sager that I pick up!

Melissa Palmer

This thriller had a lot of creepy twists and turns that will keep readers hooked until the end. Jules is an apartment sitter in one of New York City's most famous buildings. The money is awesome and there are so rules that seem a little strange but she figures the perks outweigh that. They don't.

Started listening to this one on a ride up to Buffalo with my fiancée. There’s nothing like a long drive and a new book.

I will preface another Sager review by saying that I absolutely loved Home Before Dark. It creeped me out while reading alone at night, and that’s all it took. He’s been an auto-buy BOTM choice for me since.

This book—aside from my selecting the wrong title and updating it multiple times—doesn’t really have that many locked doors. For someone so scared, she locks the apartment door…then sleeps on the couch when she could have presumably slept in the bedroom…and also locked that door. Maybe locked the bedroom door, then slept in the tub? Locking the bathroom door too?

Joking aside, this one felt pretty meh right up until the climax for me. It wasn’t that I wasn’t enjoying it, it just felt very basic for the majority of it. Sager has a way of shaking things up though, and I did find the ending to be both a good set of twists, and satisfying.

Personally a 4/5* for me. My third Sager read.

C. J. Daley 

Started listening to this one on a ride up to Buffalo with my fiancée. There’s nothing like a long drive and a new book.

I will preface another Sager review by saying that I absolutely loved Home Before Dark. It creeped me out while reading alone at night, and that’s all it took. He’s been an auto-buy BOTM choice for me since.

This book—aside from my selecting the wrong title and updating it multiple times—doesn’t really have that many locked doors. For someone so scared, she locks the apartment door…then sleeps on the couch when she could have presumably slept in the bedroom…and also locked that door. Maybe locked the bedroom door, then slept in the tub? Locking the bathroom door too?

Joking aside, this one felt pretty meh right up until the climax for me. It wasn’t that I wasn’t enjoying it, it just felt very basic for the majority of it. Sager has a way of shaking things up though, and I did find the ending to be both a good set of twists, and satisfying.

Personally a 4/5* for me. My third Sager read.

kels

Denaiir

4.5 stars. 
I loved this one and Riley Sager is definitely an auto-buy author for me, 3 books 3 hits!
I enjoyed the setting of this book even though it's quite different from what I generally prefer. I love detective stories in general but Riley Sager knows how to make regular people interesting. I didn't guess the twists and was afraid at one point that I didn't like the reveal, but of course there was another twist! And the overall plot was quite strong, even though it happened over the course of a few days it didn't feel rushed nor crammed. I enjoyed following the main characters and the different timelines were perfectly balanced to make it entertaining, deeper (with the main character's family background) and easy to follow.

Taous Merakchi

Eh ben j’ai hâte de voir l’adaptions en série dites donc.

Lara Engle

This book was entertaining and well-written, even if I did figure out most of the reveal pretty early on. Jules was a relatable and realistic main character. Many books of this type make the female protagonist too naive or trusting, but Jules wasn't like that. She had valid reasons for the choices she made while admitting that in other circumstances she might have made different choices. The secondary characters are sympathetic, at least until we know/suspect who not to trust. I'll definitely read more books by Riley Sager.

They’ve offered you 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 rich and famous. Recently heartbroken and practically homeless, Jules readily 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. From the New York Times bestselling author of FINAL GIRLS and LAST TIME I LIED: 'the author delivers the kind of unpredictable conclusion that all thriller readers crave - utterly shocking yet craftily foreshadowed...' New York Times Book Review

Jillian Roberts

shellybn

** spoiler alert **
           I liked this book for the most part, but had problems with a few things in it. I have absolutely no sympathy for a character who runs up massive amounts of student loan debt getting a worthless degree. If she had majored in something like accounting or biology instead of literature, she would have found another job. I could not take a character named Dr. Nick seriously. It reminded me of the "Hi, Dr. Nick" thing from "The Simpsons". I really disliked that the solution to the mysteries shifted from the "supernatural Satanic cult is sacrificing people to live forever" to the mundane and whiny "mean rich people are killing poor people to harvest their organs."

Charlsy Sekyere

⭐️2

I found this thriller to be painfully average. As I read this book, I noticed similarities with Lucy Foley's The Paris Apartment. Both have a female main character who hopes to start a new life or make a fresh start. Both discuss wealth and survival in the hope of finding the whereabouts of a loved one in a mysterious, prestigious apartment replete with secrets and history. This point of view might make more sense if you read the book.

I have read better thrillers this year alone. One of which is, despite my 3 star rating, The Paris Apartment. However, I found this one to be quite slow paced, especially in the first half, and all plot twists, especially Nick's involvement, seemed quite predictable and obvious. In no way, shape, or form was I shocked at any of the 'twists' or particularly excited about certain aspects of the story. 

Jules was quite unsubtle and sloppy about how she set about piecing together the history and mystery surrounding Bartholomew's and the sudden disappearance of previous apartment sitters, like Erica and Ingrid, which I found fairly frustrating. Whenever I read a thriller or mystery, I simply cannot stand overly nosy characters who are also incredibly tactless in how they act about things. They make the most questionable, idiotic decisions to uncover the truth.

While this book wasn't totally unpleasant or awful to read, I felt like it was a whole lot of nothing to me. My expectations were low, but I am grateful for that. This is because the book lacked any excitement and suspense and left me with no investment in the characters, or pleasure in reading the book.

Emmm :p

this was good, it was well wrapped up and it kept me entertained.

Victoria

I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. However, I didn’t know if the author was a dude or not (Riley is a pretty gender-neutral name) but the moment I started the book, I knew instantly that it was a guy. There’s just something wrong with the way it was written… since it’s from a woman’s POV. 

But, the plot is pretty interesting.

to be honest i’m kinda disappointed that the house didn’t turn out to be full of people who worshipped the devil 

sophia

to be honest i’m kinda disappointed that the house didn’t turn out to be full of people who worshipped the devil 



I thoroughly enjoyed this book, obviously I saw the red flags that the MC should’ve realized and ran the other way with but I do understand that it plays on the desperation and need of it’s apartment sitters. It is fairly fast paced and obviously I figured something was happening but it 1. Wasn’t what I thought 2. Nick was kind of predictable (but still felt surprising).

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