Lock Every Door (Audiobook) by Riley Sager

Title: Lock Every Door

Author: Riley Sager

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Read by: Dylan Moore

Rating: 3.5/5

Ok so I'm a bit torn about this one. I listened to Lock Every Door on Audible because we were going on a long road trip and I really wanted to read this book.

Synopsis from Goodreads: 

"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. As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story—until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.

Searching for the truth about Ingrid's disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew's dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building's hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent."

So yeah. Makes good for a good thriller, right? Mmm...yeah? Ok, the book was pretty good. Especially the last part where we really figure out what is going on at the Bartholomew. But MAN does Sager really drag this one out. I felt like there was just so much description and minutia and not enough to forward the plot. This was made especially evident when put in Audible form. I honestly fell asleep a few times from the mixture of description and the narrator's lulling voice. 

And then I just...didn't...like...Jules. She's so naive and literally must have no common sense if she got herself into this situation. It's pretty clear that this apartment-sitter job is shady. Why would anyone agree to such rules? But, despite its flaws, Lock Every Door is a pretty good thriller and I'm glad I finished it. Riley Sager is a talented author and I've loved his books thus far. But this one just isn't my favorite. Oh well! I'll read the next one for sure!

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