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The Paris Apartment
- Author
- Lucy Foley
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 3 March 2022
- Run Time
- 12 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Rating
- 4.0 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
*The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller*
Discover the electric thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley
‘Dazzling’ The Times
‘Compelling, up-all-night reading’ Erin Kelly
‘Atmosphere you can cut with a knife’Alex Michaelides
‘Gloriously twisty’ Ruth Ware
‘Combines edge-of-your-seat tension with out-and-out Parisian chic’ Adele Parks
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In a beautiful old apartment block, deep in the backstreets of Paris, secrets are stirring behind every resident’s door.
The lonely wife
The party animal
The curtain-twitcher
The secret lover
The watchful caretaker
The unwanted guest
There was a murder here last night.
Who holds the key to the mystery of apartment three?
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What readers are saying about The Paris Apartment:
‘One to devour entirely in one delicious sitting. Stupendous’ ★★★★★
‘Twisty and mysterious and surprising’ ★★★★★
‘Had me gripped right from the beginning’ ★★★★★
'Has “book of the year” written all over it’ ★★★★★
‘A page-turner with an amazing setting’ ★★★★★
‘A fabulously tense and mysterious read!’ ★★★★★
The Paris Apartment was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/e 06/03/2022
The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022
The Guest List was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020
Critics Review
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‘A dazzling combination of suspense, misdirection and unexpected twists’ The Times, Crime Book of the Month
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‘Extremely evocative, with a richly-drawn atmosphere you can cut with a knife . . . Lucy Foley just keeps getting better and better’ Alex Michaelides
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‘Lucy Foley leads the reader down the dark Paris side streets . . . Compelling, claustrophobic, up-all-night reading’ Erin Kelly
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‘What happened behind the door of apartment number three? The creepy, twisty The Paris Apartment will keep you guessing all the way to the end’ Daily Mail
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‘The streets of Paris have never looked darker, more opulent, or more sinister than in Lucy Foley's gloriously twisty new novel’ Ruth Ware
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‘The Paris Apartment has the atmospheric feel and slow-burning suspense of a Hitchcock movie’ Daily Mirror
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‘Cunningly constructed, elegantly atmospheric, and with a vipers’ nest of fascinating, flawed characters, The Paris Apartment just might be my favourite Lucy Foley to date’ Louise Candlish
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‘Creepy and compelling, I was immediately drawn into this dark depiction of Parisian life’ Sarah Pearse
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‘An intricate, atmospheric mystery set among the luxury and lies of the Parisian elite – fans of The Guest List are going to love it’ T M Logan
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‘A sinister, seductive, twisting masterclass. Lucy Foley is a born storyteller, and The Paris Apartment is her best yet’ Chris Whitaker
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‘Atmospheric, tense, and suspenseful . . . Lucy Foley has proven herself to be the modern day Agatha Christie’ Louise O’Neill
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‘A slick, dark, and utterly compelling murder mystery. The richly atmospheric Parisian setting, coupled with a cast of intriguing characters, sets the perfect scene for murder!’ Lucy Clarke
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‘A fast paced, twisty thriller . . . The Paris Apartment is multi stranded and crackles with menace’ Jane Shemilt
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‘Foley proves once more that she is a thriller writer par excellence’ Cara Hunter
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.8
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3.0 4.0
The story itself was okay, there were a few twists I saw coming but also a few that I did not expect! Easy to keep everyone apart as they have distinct voices
cboy7 2023-07-14 -
5.0 5.0
Bloody marvellous!! I loved the twists, the plot and the suspense.
kama 2022-10-25 -
4.0 5.0
Well written and performed. Gives good French atmosphere.
peterstod 2022-04-11
Details
- Author
- Lucy Foley
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 12 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008385026
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley – MURDER AT THE GRAND ALPINE HOTEL – is available to buy now* *The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller* Discover the electric thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley ‘Dazzling’ The Times ‘Compelling, up-all-night reading’ Erin Kelly ‘Atmosphere you can cut with a knife’Alex Michaelides ‘Gloriously twisty’ Ruth Ware ‘Combines edge-of-your-seat tension with out-and-out Parisian chic’ Adele Parks _________________________________________________________________ In a beautiful old apartment block, deep in the backstreets of Paris, secrets are stirring behind every resident’s door. The lonely wife The party animal The curtain-twitcher The secret lover The watchful caretaker The unwanted guest There was a murder here last night. Who holds the key to the mystery of apartment three? _________________________________________________________________ What readers are saying about The Paris Apartment: ‘One to devour entirely in one delicious sitting. Stupendous’ ★★★★★ ‘Twisty and mysterious and surprising’ ★★★★★ ‘Had me gripped right from the beginning’ ★★★★★ 'Has “book of the year” written all over it’ ★★★★★ ‘A page-turner with an amazing setting’ ★★★★★ ‘A fabulously tense and mysterious read!’ ★★★★★ The Paris Apartment was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/e 06/03/2022 The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022 The Guest List was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020
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