#BookReview: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley @lucyfoleytweets @HarperFiction @fictionpubteam #TheParisApartment #LucyFoley #recommendes

Book Synopsis:

Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants

A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.

The watchful concierge
The scorned lover
The prying journalist
The naïve student
The unwanted guest

There was a murder here last night.
A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.

My Review:

I loved this author’s last two books so I was very excited to start reading this one, keeping it until I could sit down and properly enjoy it.

The story starts off slowly as the author sets the scene, while we get introduced the mysterious, apartment blocks and the interesting residents. From the start I had a bad feelings about the apartment blocks and admired Jess’s courage that she stayed there so long when I think I’d have run away.

Each character has a chance to narrate the story and we get to hear each of their points of view. It was very intriguing to learn more about them and their history with each other. All of them have secrets which are slowly revealed and makes the book difficult to put down as there always seemed to be something happening. I had mixed feelings about the main character Jess. She seemed very real as she had moments of strength but also vulnerability where I just wanted to reach into the book and give her a huge hug. She did frustrate me at times though as she seemed oblivious to the danger she was in and just seemed to wander into situations without any thought about her safety.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be recommending it to others. The tension builds slowly until the book becomes very hard to put down. There always seemed to be something happening to keep my interest and lots of twists that helped keep me guessing as to what way the story was going. I liked that the author keeps the story going for a little bit after the dramatic ending so we find out what happens to everyone.

If you’re a fan of gripping, atmospheric mysteries I highly recommend this book!

About The Author:

Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities. She then worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry – during which time she also wrote her debut, The Book of Lost and Found. Lucy now writes full-time, and is busy travelling (for research, naturally!) and working on her next novel.Visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LucyFoleyAuthor and follow her on Twitter @lucyfoleytweets