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Lock Every Door

Riley Sager (Goodreads Author)

3.97 · Rating details · 37,900 ratings · 6,529 reviews

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 ...more

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Oct 31, 2018 Chelsea Humphrey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Chelsea by: Dutton

Shelves: scared-suspense-reads, from-publisher, netgalley, favorites

JULY 2019 BOTM SELECTION

"It certainly doesn't feel cursed. Or haunted. Or any other menacing label you could put on an apartment building. It's comfortable, spacious and, other than the wallpaper, nicely decorated. It's easy to see why Nick and Greta choose to live here. I would certainly stay longer than three months if I could afford to. Which makes it all the stranger that Ingrid chose to leave."

Muahahahaha. Mr. "Sager" has done it again folks. I'm always wary picking up the forecasted JULY 2019 BOTM SELECTION

"It certainly doesn't feel cursed. Or haunted. Or any other menacing label you could put on an apartment building. It's comfortable, spacious and, other than the wallpaper, nicely decorated. It's easy to see why Nick and Greta choose to live here. I would certainly stay longer than three months if I could afford to. Which makes it all the stranger that Ingrid chose to leave."

Muahahahaha. Mr. "Sager" has done it again folks. I'm always wary picking up the forecasted blockbusters of the year, but I'll be darned if this isn't his best novel to date, which is saying a lot as I adored The Last Time I Lied. Lock Every Door feels like the author's signature style, but each of his books has a different vibe, in my opinion. Final Girls was horrific slasher, The Last Time I Lied was a campy YA, and Lock Every Door has a grown up, classic chiller feel, with an updated twist on the locked room trope, which is one of my personal favorite plots. Obviously I had high hopes for this book; with a cover that stunning how could you not? And hello, have you read the blurb? Wow! I'm so pleased that I found this to be another winner from the author, and I cannot wait for you to read it as well, friends.

I'm not going to give a ton of info about the plot here (tsk tsk), because you want to be surprised, but I will say that I loved the storytelling format used in this book. I'm always game for a countdown, and from the very first page we get a snippet of NOW, followed by a travel backwards in time to a week prior, and from there we are mostly catching back up to the NOW, with a few present tense moments sprinkled between days. This gives the book a growing sense of dread, and what starts as a slow burn quickly turns into a manic frenzy of page turning.

This is a plot about missing girls, about status, and about where that privilege can take you. Aside from being a compulsive mystery, and one that I didn't have all figured out before the reveal (happy dance!), Lock Every Door spends a good bit of time investigating grief, loneliness, and how easily we judge those who appear, at first glance, to be a burden on society. I'll stop there, but I really enjoyed and appreciated how the author handled these timely topics and took this story deeper than just an average, pulse-pounding thriller.

Eek, I want to say more, but to do so would make me such a bad friend. Do yourself a favor-go in blind, hang on to your butts, and let Sager take you on another devilishly fun thrill ride. If you missed the chance at snagging an early copy via the publisher, please mark this on your summer TBR for July. Purchase it, borrow it from the library, whatever you have to do, just do it!

*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy. ...more

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Aug 08, 2019 Emily (Books with Emily Fox) rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2019-releases, audiobooks

Moral of the story: (view spoiler)

Look at me reading all three books from this author within a month...

At the beginning I thought this was going to be my favorite book out of the three but the ending twist made it my least favorite.

An apartment sitting job with a very generous salary seems to good to be true for our main character. Mysterious residents, creepy wallpaper and disappearances...

Personally I felt like the way the main character was piecing things ...more

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Jul 20, 2019 Meredith rated it did not like it

Shelves: overdrive

Are you f*cking kidding me?!

Unpopular opinion below! I originally wrote a long and detailed review discussing all of my issues with this book. However, I don't want to ruin the experience for other readers who might enjoy this book, so I have cut it down to the main points below.

The Good: High level of tension and suspense.

The Bad: Everything else!

Overall: One big convoluted mess.

Believability: Nothing is believable. NOTHING.
The Protagonist: To put it kindly, she is not the brightest bulb. ...more

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Jul 10, 2019 Teodora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-releases, favorites, on-app, mystery-thriller

4.45/5

Full review on my Blog: The Dacian She-Wolf

I would like to thank NetGalley and Ebury Press (Fiction) for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review!

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me: *has the constant anxiety of unlocked doors*

this book: "Lock Every Door"

me: :') that's my type of book :')

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My first experience with Riley Sager’s books and I’m already a fan. As I’ve already said, I have the weird Romanian fear of unlocked doors. Simply every single door that has direct contact ...more

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Nov 09, 2018 megs_bookrack rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arcs-read

RILEY SAGER DOES IT AGAIN!!!

After losing her job and live-in boyfriend all in one day, Jules is looking for a refresh. Crashing on her best friend's couch, she's desperate for a new start.

Determined to get back on her feet, whatever it takes, she ends up finding an opportunity in a very traditional place. The classifieds section:

Apartment Sitter Wanted.

The Bartholomew is one of the most prestigious apartment buildings in New York City and Jules cannot believe they actually want her to interview ...more

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May 25, 2019 j e w e l s rated it it was amazing

Shelves: recent-faves, books-bejeweled

FIVE STARS IT'S HERE IT'S HERE!!!!

You know what that means, don’t you?

Writer Riley Sager OWNS July. For the third year in a row, Sager is set to drop another stunning thriller in July. As a die-hard Sager fan, I’m here to tell you it may just be his best yet! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU. IN JULY.

I don’t know how Riley Sager does it. Every book is better than his last! Lock Every Door is buttoned up tight and in ship shape, spic-n-span order for your thrilling pleasure!

As in Final Girls and The Last ...more

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Jun 23, 2019 Holly B rated it it was amazing

Shelves: net-galley, couldn-t-put-down, read-in-2019, frantic-tone, enjoyed-the-setting, enjoyed-the-characters, 2019-favorites-shelf, wow-what-an-ending, had-to-finish

Is it over-the-top craziness?.... yep

Is it addictive and entertaining?... absolutely!

Did I feel like I was right next to Jules with my heart-pounding along with her?.... I was practically holding her hand!

Who is Jules, you might ask? She is the ever so curious protagonist who becomes an amateur sleuth when her stay at the ever so famous Bartholomew Apartment building begins to uncover its unsettling past. The buildings deep, dark secrets begin to surface, bubbling over. It's Gothic ...more

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Jun 26, 2019 Barbie rated it really liked it

My thoughts in a nutshell
I had high hopes for this one, and it doesn't live up to my expectation. I'm not saying that it was a bad book, but it isn't a 5 stars read like his other book (The Last Time I Lied). I still like it.

The story is about…
Skip over this point if you don't like the sneak peek.
... an old apartment where strange things start to happen.
No visitors. Too strict rules. People have gone missing. It is a nightmare.
Jules Larsen's new job is in here. She will be an apartment ...more

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Jan 12, 2020 jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

what i really appreciate about RSs writing is he knows how to create a thrilling story without inducing nightmares as a side-effect. i will totally own up to be a massive wimp, so i like the opportunity of being able to read a spooky story without my over-active imagination getting the best of me.

and although this didnt scare me, i did quietly whisper ‘what the heck?!’ so many times throughout this. i mean, the last third is so, so, so bizarre. thrilling, but bizarre. i dont even know how RS ...more

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Jul 03, 2019 Melanie rated it liked it

Shelves: arc, book-expo-2019, adult, buddy-reads, thriller, signed, mystery, read-in-2019

ARC acquired at Book Expo in exchange for an honest review.

“The twelfth floor is special”

Lock Every Door is about a girl name Jules, who wakes up in a hospital after being hit by a car. She is twenty-five, recently single, and very much struggling with money. But then she gets an opportunity to apartment sit in a very rich and exclusive complex in Manhattan.

All of the floors in the apartment complex have four units, except for the twelfth floor, which only has two, and one of those units ...more

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Jul 07, 2019 Debra rated it really liked it

Shelves: traveling-frends-summer-reading-cha

Rules, Rules, Rules- YOU MUST OBEY THE RULES. They are simple rules really - do not disturb the other residents at the Bartholomew, no overnight visitors and you must spend every night in your apartment. With added questions thrown in about drinking, smoking, family, etc.

Reeling from a recent breakup, Jules has been sleeping on her best friend’s couch, when she sees the ad for an apartment sitter on Craigslist, she applies for the job. After answering some background questions, she is hired as ...more

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May 15, 2019 Felicia rated it it was ok

Ho. Lee. Chit.

What a page-turner. I found myself awake until the sun came up, frantically turning the pages to get to the end because ...

I COULDN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE OVER!!

I LOOOOOVED Final Girls. That may be because I have a special connection to it that I'm positive nobody cares about but either way, I thought it was superb.

I LIKED The Last Time I Lied.

I LOATHED everytime I had to pick up Lock Every Door.

Much like Sager's previous works, this is a slow burn, taking it's time leading you to a ...more

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Nov 16, 2018 ELLIAS (elliasreads) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thriller-mystery, i-own, 2019-books

OMG THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. WE LOVE THIS NEW SEASON OF AMERICAN HORROR STORY

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UPDATE : JULY 9th, 2019.

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT OH MY GOD. OH MY LORD. OH MY DAMN.

H O L Y S H I T.

It’s 5 AM.

I have to be up in a couple hours for work. But I don’t care. This book took a 180 turn and it was so unexpected and I loved it.

Full review to come.
Need sleep.

American Horror sounds just about right with this.

Good night. ...more

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Nov 03, 2019 Dita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I'm not a Riley Sager fan but I have to give it up this time.

Rosemary's Baby on an acid trip, this was one hell of a read!!

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Jul 09, 2019 JanB rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-reads, buddy-read-with-marialyce

Just when I’d given up hope on finding a fun summer thriller, along comes this book!

Jules is having a string of bad luck and finds herself without a home and job, little money in her bank account, and no family to lean on for support. She answers an ad for an apartment sitter at The Bartholomew, an exclusive luxurious apartment building in NYC. The pay to stay in this fancy apartment? $1K a week. She can’t believe her stroke of good luck when she is hired. Apparently Jules forgot the adage that Just when I’d given up hope on finding a fun summer thriller, along comes this book!

Jules is having a string of bad luck and finds herself without a home and job, little money in her bank account, and no family to lean on for support. She answers an ad for an apartment sitter at The Bartholomew, an exclusive luxurious apartment building in NYC. The pay to stay in this fancy apartment? $1K a week. She can’t believe her stroke of good luck when she is hired. Apparently Jules forgot the adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true.

There are a few rules: no visitors, no nights away from the apartment, no talking to or otherwise bothering the wealthy residents, and no posts on social media. Desperate for money, Jules agrees.

Soon, she begins hearing strange noises and tales of mysterious deaths and hauntings. When an apartment sitter Jules befriends goes missing, she discovers this wasn’t the first sitter to mysteriously disappear, and she goes in search for answers. Answers that turn out to be far more sinister than she could have imagined.

This is a Riley Sager book, so It’s not a spoiler to say there are twists and turns in this creepy, gothic suspense tale where the Bartholomew becomes a character itself. The palpable sense of eeriness with Jules all alone in the world up against some creepy neighbors in a gothic apartment building gave me a Rosemary’s Baby vibe.

Jules is a strong, relatable, and engaging character. The toggling between past and present builds the tension to a fever pitch. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was excellent. It was so engaging that I listened to the entire book in 2 days. Love it or hate it, I didn’t see the end coming, and it blew me away

I wasn’t a huge fan of the author’s first two books but after seeing glowing reviews for this book from readers who felt the same way, I took a chance and I’m so glad I did. This was a buddy read with Marialyce and one we both loved. Highly recommended for fans of gothic suspense.

For our duo review of this and other books please visit https://yayareadslotsofbooks.wordpres... ...more

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Jun 26, 2019 Kaceey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, buddy-read

Jules Larsen is down on her luck. She just lost her job and her boyfriend all in one day. Now, with no new jobs on the horizon, staying on her friends couch may be more permanent than she anticipated.

That is, until the opportunity of a lifetime falls into her lap! Stay at the Bartholomew apartment building in New York City. One of the most famous landmarks with a dark, mysterious history behind it. And…She’ll be paid twelve thousand dollars to apartment sit! Seriously! How could she say no!?

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Jul 15, 2019 BernLuvsBooks (Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-reads, botm, 2019

Sometimes a dream come true can turn out to be your worst nightmare!

This totally lived up to my expectations and the hype y'all!

I have been impatiently awaiting this book since I finished The Last Time I Lied (which I also loved!) last summer. Sager has become a summer staple for me and this book was without a doubt my most highly anticipated summer read. Thankfully, it did NOT disappoint. I devoured this book friends! I could not turn the pages fast enough. Sager always does such an ...more

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Apr 09, 2019 Larry H rated it liked it

Shelves: netgalley

3.5 stars.

You know the old saying if it seems too good to be true, it probably is? Well, that's something that Jules Larsen should have thought of when she accepted an assignment as an apartment sitter at one of the oldest and most exclusive NYC apartment buildings, the Bartholomew.

Jules is between jobs and, because her relationship with her boyfriend just ended, between apartments. The Bartholomew was the setting of her favorite book from childhood, so the thought of living in those glamorous, ...more

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Aug 04, 2019 KAS rated it liked it

A Bizarre, Boring, Bust :(

If this was to have chilled and thrilled me, it failed.

I just did not connect with this “Hunh?” storyline, which seemed to veer off in strange directions. One dimensional characters only added to my disappointment.

I enjoyed my first read by this author, “ The Last Time I Lied,” so maybe my expectations were too high.

If you are a big fan of this author, you may very well love this one. There are mixed reviews ... more glowing than not.

2.5 stars rounded up as I did want ...more

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Oct 30, 2019 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Fans of creepy, mysterious thrillers with a twist

Shelves: 2019, audio, library, mystery, favorites, suspense

This has been, by far, my favorite Riley Sager book so far!

While some of the plot ended up being familiar from other stories I have seen/read, that is pretty normal for most books. Throughout novels these days, there are lot of retellings of similar plots lines, it just depends on how you tell it. In the case of this particular thrilling and creepy plot twist, I was quite impressed.

If I could sum up why this is a 5-star book in 1 sentence: I could not stop for the last 1/5 of this book.

COULD ...more

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Jun 26, 2019 Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader rated it it was amazing

I read my first Riley Sager book! I read my first Riley Sager book!

Jules Larsen is an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, a big-deal property in Manhattan. Oh, and the Bartholomew is rather mysterious on top of it.

There are rules, though, and Jules is ok with them because she’s overwhelmed with the potential this job offers, as well as the beautiful building itself. The rules: nobody can visit. She has to spend every night there. She cannot “bother” any of the other residents.

Jules ...more

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May 13, 2019 Katie B rated it it was amazing

Shelves: new-york, fiction, read-in-2019, thriller, arc, first-to-read

Loved it! I had high hopes for this one because I have liked the author's other novels and I honestly think this is his best one yet. I literally had an out loud "ha" type moment when everything was revealed towards the end. It was just this bizarre combination of being simple but yet clever. I really enjoyed this one and I hope others have fun with it as well.

Jules Larsen needs money so she accepts a job as an apartment sitter at the high-profile Bartholomew building in NYC. The pay is amazing ...more

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Jun 22, 2019 Susanne Strong rated it liked it

Shelves: buddy-read, netgalley

3.25 Stars.

Apartment Sitting Gone Wrong. Very Very Wrong.

Imagine, being given the opportunity to apartment sit, AND be paid for it. $4k a month for 3 months. In Manhattan. You heard that right! That’s $12k for 3 months. Sounds like a dream right? Except there’s a catch. Of course there is. There are rules. No guests. No leaving the apartment overnight. No taking photos of the place OR of you and posting them online. Oh and of course, the Bartholomew has a history. A bad history. Still ...more

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Jul 09, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it liked it · review of another edition

Three lalalaa here comes unpopular review alarm, I can hear the ominous soundtrack in my head like Jaws’s approaching, nanana, disappointing, I got so excited, cleared my night to date with this book, but I didn’t like what I got at the end and my husband laughs at me when he is binge watching Stranger Things( at least one of us is happy) stars!!!

Oh boy, I usually love Riley Sager’s writing style. I enjoyed “ Final Girls” and literally devoured “Last time I lied” ( as soon as I finished I got Three lalalaa here comes unpopular review alarm, I can hear the ominous soundtrack in my head like Jaws’s approaching, nanana, disappointing, I got so excited, cleared my night to date with this book, but I didn’t like what I got at the end and my husband laughs at me when he is binge watching Stranger Things( at least one of us is happy) stars!!!

Oh boy, I usually love Riley Sager’s writing style. I enjoyed “ Final Girls” and literally devoured “Last time I lied” ( as soon as I finished I got my stomach pumped to get rid of eaten pages  )

I still enjoyed the writing and characterization of heroine, Jules ( not my favorite name choice but I shouldn’t judge a person from her or his unpopular name) a real survivor, suffering from two big tragedies in her life ( losing her parents in a fire and her missing sister who might be kidnapped or killed), jobless, penniless, homeless after being cheated by her scumbag boyfriend and left his place.

You may feel like she’s damaged, she’s fragile, broken but not exactly! She’s brave (She saved an snob best seller writer and a cute dog from fire by putting her life at risk) fast thinker to stay afloat on water ( She accepts her new job as apartment sitter at the Bartholomew which is a real spooky place with the deaths from Spanish flu to suicide and murder.), so determined to find the truth about Ingrid who is also missing, reminds Jules of her sister, at the risk of losing her place at the apartment and violating her contract rules.

This book’s story development and a little part of the ending have quiet resemblances with “Rosemary’s baby”! At least the apartment management doesn’t hire young people to have sex with devil and have beautiful satanic children looking like Tom Ellis.
It also reminded me of TV series named “666 Park Avenue”( as you see the door number you may imagine what is about and as you see the cancellation after 13 episodes, this concept also didn’t work for TV, too. )

THE THINGS I LIKED: Heroine Jules, her fighting and surviving instincts, the slow beginning of story ( it might be called slow-burn thriller, but at the end thriller part burned itself ) which gives you goosebumps, quiet shivering, hooked you from the beginning and turning the pages faster as you can( be careful not to have paper cuts).

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE: As soon as I read the revelation part which is not something so supernatural or satanic by the way, seemed like a little easy way out for me! Maybe I was waiting for more surprises, more twisty, edgy, terrifying, unforeseeable results. Because at the previous books of the author, I got all of them. But on this one, the ending was a little soft and regular. It didn’t shake me to my core( Lately several thriller books I read gave me this feeling maybe my pain threshold is in the maximum point so I want to read something more challenging!)

So beginning is great, middle of the still good but ending ERRRRRR: You gave the wrong answer and you disqualified!

As a summary, this book is above the average, descriptions, character analysis and development are well crafted, you may easily relate with the poor apartment sitters and their tragic lives. But I expected more from the author because of his brilliant past works. So thanks but no thanks, this is not my book, not my cup of tea( I only drink black coffee)! Let’s move to the other new releases! ...more

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Oct 03, 2019 Kim ~ It’s All About the Thrill rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

I know...I am really late to the party on this one. Better late than never right?! What in the actual hell is going on at The Bartholomew? For the next 3 months this is home.........12A...home, hell, you decide!

Seriously, people there is some crazy stuff going on here. This was my second book by Sager (Final Girls is here begging to be read) and he is a master of atmospheric writing. Last time he took me to camp but this time we were on a dream trip to Manhattan! Not only Manhattan but the most I know...I am really late to the party on this one. Better late than never right?! What in the actual hell is going on at The Bartholomew? For the next 3 months this is home.........12A...home, hell, you decide!

Seriously, people there is some crazy stuff going on here. This was my second book by Sager (Final Girls is here begging to be read) and he is a master of atmospheric writing. Last time he took me to camp but this time we were on a dream trip to Manhattan! Not only Manhattan but the most prestigious building in the city- The Bartholomew.

I don't really know how to explain it, but this book really creeped me out. It was the perfect kick off for October for me as it just "felt" like a fall read. I can honestly say I had a feeling of anxiety the entire time I was reading this - it was like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop..and then it did. What a weird, twisted ending! Good thing I like weird and twisted endings! I was a very happy reader as I closed up this book. Enough about me, let's get on to this book!

Jules Larsen is having a bad week. She found out her live in boyfriend is cheating on her, she lost her job and she essentially had to move out of her apartment. So how lucky was it when she stumbled on an ad for an apartment sitter in Manhattan? What a lucky girl she is........until she is not....well I have heard of money making the world go around but wow! Wait until you meet the likes of the residents of The Bartholomew. It is almost like you need to be born into that building. It is so prestigious that it is hard to even buy an apartment there, it usually needs to be "willed" to you.

As Jules starts to feel isolated by the "rules" of the building- no visitors, no nights spent away from the building. She finds herself looking to the fellow residents for some human interaction. Good thing she has a gorgeous, friendly doctor living right next door. Is it just the isolation that is getting to her and she is slowly losing it? Or are the rumors true? Perhaps Jules will never get to leave?

I loved so much about this book...but especially the history of The Bartholomew had me riveted. It had a gothic feel and I wondered what kind of dark creepy stuff had really taken place between those walls. Were the residents just private because they were rich and entitled? Sooooo creepy but the details drew me in and would not let go. I never in a million years would have foreseen the ending of this book. Some things you can't keep out, even if you do lock every door!

Thank you so much to Peguin / Dutton for this ARC! ...more

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Jun 15, 2019 Paromjit rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, netgalley, mystery

Riley Sager writes a wonderfully atmospheric, well plotted, compulsive chiller of a thriller with overtones of horror. Jules Larsen's life is a desperate mess, she no longer has a job or a home, is in dire financial straits and heartbroken after the end of a relationship. So when she is offered the opportunity to become an apartment sitter at the exclusive and gothic Bartholomew, the home of the rich and famous in Manhattan, she grabs it. So there are strict rules, no visitors, no sharing on ...more

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Jul 12, 2019 Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) rated it liked it

Recommended to Chelsea by: Melanie

3.5 stars I think. This was a pretty average thriller for the majority of the book, but the last little bit was REALLY good. Wasn't my favorite of Sager's thrillers but it definitely threw me for a loop!

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Sep 07, 2019 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-thriller-etc

Damn! I didn’t see that coming!!

Happy Reading!

Mel ...more

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Jul 10, 2019 Mackenzie - PhDiva Books rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-psychological-thrillers

Riley Sager continues to dominate the thriller genre with each new book, and this one is certainly no exception!!! I am bubbling with excitement over this sinister and twisty read—he is a master of suspense!!!

I read Lock Every Door in a single day—a very RARE occurrence for me. Another incredible thriller that I promise you will be a best seller this summer. It should be on EVERY must-read summer thriller list, in my opinion--it is THAT good. And it is so unique—I can’t think of another thriller Riley Sager continues to dominate the thriller genre with each new book, and this one is certainly no exception!!! I am bubbling with excitement over this sinister and twisty read—he is a master of suspense!!!

I read Lock Every Door in a single day—a very RARE occurrence for me. Another incredible thriller that I promise you will be a best seller this summer. It should be on EVERY must-read summer thriller list, in my opinion--it is THAT good. And it is so unique—I can’t think of another thriller I’ve read quite like it.

One hallmark I’ve come to notice in Riley Sager’s writing that is SO effective is that his leading characters are often coming into the story somewhat isolated. They don't have many friends or family, and they are often at a crossroads with what to do next. And this makes them the perfect target for the situation they find themselves in. Sager is an expert with these characters, because though they are often at a low in their lives, they are not victims. They are smart, and resourceful. They haven’t given up.

I also love the settings in his books. Just as the camp and the forest became characters themselves in The Last Time I Lied, The Bartholomew is such a presence in Lock Every Door that it became a character. There was the feeling that perhaps the residents weren’t controlling the building, perhaps the building is controlling them. I loved it!

I can’t say any more about this because I don’t want to spoil even a moment of this book! Enjoy this one, readers—I can’t wait to read it again!

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Jules lost her job and found out her boyfriend (whom she lived with) was cheating on her the same day. Living on her friend’s couch, Jules has never felt so low. Her older sister went missing four years ago, and her parents died two years later leaving Jules with no family and very few friends. So when she comes across an ad for an apartment sitter promising a place to live and a stipend, she thinks her luck has finally turned around.

But when she arrives at the interview she is stunned to discover that it isn’t any apartment she is being hired to care for, it is a penthouse apartment in The Bartholomew. This historic building is as beautiful as it is mysterious. It has a reputation of extreme privacy and exclusivity, and now Jules finds herself behind it’s walls. And there’s another reason Jules is so excited to be here—The Bartholomew is the setting of a favorite romance novel she and her older sister read as young teens, Heart of a Dreamer.

But there are rules… No visitors whatsoever. No nights spent away from the apartment. Don’t socialize with the other residents. Be discreet. Jules can accept these rules though. Sure, they are a bit odd, but this is the opportunity of a lifetime. But Jules’ best friend thinks it is too good to be true. She sends Jules an article about the sordid history and rumors about The Bartholomew. Jules takes no notice, until she meets another apartment sitter Ingrid who mentions the same concerns. And then Ingrid disappears, and Jules thinks there may be something wrong with The Bartholomew after all.

So Jules starts to look a bit deeper into the building and it’s residents. And something is definitely wrong. But it may be too late for Jules to escape it... ...more

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Aug 02, 2019 bookswithpaulette rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I read this book in one sitting – I could not put it down. Solid 5 stars for me

I have wanted to read this book for so long, it took ages for it to be released here in Australia and I knew I was going to devour it in one sitting. What a ride it is brilliant.

I loved Final Girls, Thriller/Horror novel. His second book not so much, it was a little repetitive and some story lines didn’t go anywhere, I had high expectations going into this one and it did not disappoint. This book is more Adult ...more

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Riley Sager

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Riley Sager is the award-winning pseudonym of a former journalist, editor and graphic designer who previously published mysteries under his real name.

Now a full-time author, Riley's first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, became a national and international bestseller and was called "the first great thriller of 2017" by Stephen King. Translation rights have been sold in more than two dozen countries.

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