Lock every door / Riley Sager

Sager, Riley. Lock Every Door. New York : Dutton, 2019.

How good are you at
following the rules?

Nothing has been easy for Jules of late. Still reeling from a break up and the loss of her job, she’s floundering and looking for something – anything – to hold on to. That’s when she sees a job advertised at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most mysterious and infamous apartment buildings. They’re seeking an apartment sitter with a generous stipend to follow only a few simple rules.

One: you may not have visitors.

Two: you may not spend a night away from the apartment.

Three: you may not disturb any of the other residents.

To Jules, this seems easy enough, and she’s too eager for the pay check to think twice. But once she’s settled in the apartment and rubbing shoulders with some of the Bartholomew’s rich and famous residents, she wonders if all is not quite what it seems. And then there’s Ingrid, an apartment sitter who reminds Jules strongly of her lost sister. Digging into the history and supposed rumours of the Bartholomew turns up more questions than answers, and when Ingrid goes missing, Jules’ search turns frantic.

A nail-biting thriller that bends the rules of what it means to craft a psychological suspense, Sager’s latest foray into the genre delivers an experience to readers seeking a true chill.

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