Digital audiobook performed by Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, and Charlie Anson.

Jess is broke and alone and calls her brother, Ben, to ask if she can crash with him for a spell. He reluctantly agrees. When she shows up she’s surprised by what a nice building and apartment this is, and even more surprised that Ben isn’t in the apartment. Where is he? The other residents of the building seem unconcerned and certainly unwilling to help Jess discover the truth of what has happened to her brother.

Foley has crafted a mystery / thriller with more twists and turns than the most treacherous mountain road. Not a single character – including Jess – is to be trusted. Everyone has a hidden agenda, a secret they wish to keep hidden. Most are master manipulators and accomplished prevaricators. I was engaged and enthralled throughout and could not put it down.

The audiobook is masterfully performed by a full cast of talented voice artists, each taking on one of the narrators. This is very helpful in keeping this large cast of characters straight. ( )

Right from the beginning you know as a reader that something bad has happened. Jess is hunting for her brother in a foreign land and doesn't know who to trust but she is dogged and determined to figure out what is going on in the apartment building her brother was living in. The ending was a surprise and wrapped everything up nicely. ( )

Well this apartment building would definitely be an interesting place to live. I liked all of the hidden bits of information that Lucy Foley parcels out throughout the story.

i am very much looking forward to reading more of Lucy's work in the future. ( )

Jess necesita un nuevo comienzo. Está arruinada y sola, y acaba de dejar su trabajo en las circunstancias menos ideales. Su hermanastro Ben no parecía muy emocionado cuando le preguntó si podía quedarse con él durante una breve temporada, pero no le dijo que no, y Jess piensa que las cosas se verán mucho mejor desde París. Solo que cuando llega (a un apartamento muy agradable ¿realmente puede permitírselo Ben?) él no está allí.

Cuanto más tiempo permanece desaparecido Ben, más comienza Jess a indagar en la situación de su hermano y más preguntas tiene. Los vecinos de Ben son un grupo ecléctico y no particularmente amigable. Puede que Jess haya venido a París para escapar de su pasado, pero empieza a parecer que es el futuro de Ben el que está en duda.

Todos son vecinos. Todos sospechan. Y todos saben algo que no están contando.

After three books, I am very familiar with Lucy Foley's story line and it all kind of tied up nicely at the end. Very interesting twist and turns. Good suspend thriller. ( )