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Mystery · 2020 · PG-13

The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

A woman arrives at her brother's Paris apartment to find him gone—and everyone in the building is hiding something.

For14+GenreMysteryLength358 pagesRead time~9.5 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Murder and violence; tension escalates throughout

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual references

Substance Use

Barely any

Some drug use by characters in the building

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Psychological tension, gaslighting, and mounting paranoia as Jess can't trust anyone around her

What this book is about

When Jess travels to Paris to visit her brother Ben, she finds his apartment empty and every resident of the building unwilling to explain where he's gone. As Jess digs deeper into the building's secretive community, she uncovers a web of hidden lives converging on a single violent night. Foley's atmospheric thriller is told from multiple perspectives and builds dread with each layer of secrets peeled back.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Murder and violence

Drug use by characters

Manipulation and deception throughout

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