Book Review - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Title: The Paris Apartment
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Author: Lucy Foley
 
Description: Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows us, to find a very nice apartment, Ben is not there. The longer ben stays missing, the more jess starts to dig into her brother’s situations, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.
 
Review: In “The Paris Apartment” strange things happen, when Jess travels to Paris to visit her brother Ben. When she arrives at his beautiful apartment, Ben is nowhere to be found. And the neighbors, who aren’t very friendly, don’t seem very eager to help Jess.
 
Jess flees to Paris to escape her life in England and when she finds out that Ben is missing, it stays unclear what really happened to him until the very end. This keeps you on the edge of your seat. Like in “The Guest List”, each chapter is told from a different perspective. Jess of course, and several of Ben’s neighbors. Who all are very suspicious.
 
It’s the newest murder mystery by Lucy Foley, who previously wrote “The Guest List”. I loved that book and it was a real page turner. For “The Paris Apartment” I listened to the audiobook, which turned out to be a good choice, since there is an entire cast. Every character in the story has their own voice actor. This adds to the experience, because I don’t think if I had read the physical book, it would have been a page turner like “The Guest List”. The book wasn’t as exciting and the ending and final conclusion weren’t very surprising. I did have some hunches earlier on in the book, which turned out to be correct in the end. So a bit predictable.   
 
That doesn’t mean I didn’t like the book, because I did enjoy reading it. I like Foley’s writing style and how the narration changes perspectives. That’s always a thing I love in stories like this. I do prefer “The Guest List” over “The Paris Apartment”, but I do want to keep reading more of Foley’s books.
 
Rating: 3,5/ 5