How is it that Lucy Foley can write a book you cannot put down, yet you despise all the characters? I thought that about The Guest List, and now I think that about The Paris Apartment (#1,073). Jess is on the run from a bad situation in England when she arrives at her half-brother Ben's apartment in a very upscale Parisian neighborhood. The problem is, Ben isn't there to greet her, even though he's expecting her. Where can he be? None of the other people in the apartment building seem to know, either, but it quickly becomes clear to Jess that they each know more than they are telling her. Each little nugget of information she manages to ferret out deepens the mystery, and convinces her that Ben did not leave on his own.
The point of view changes in this story, and the relationships to Ben between everyone else in the building become clearer; everyone wishes Ben were not there. But who is responsible for his disappearance, and will that person get rid of Jess one way or another before she roots out the truth?
Again, I hoped as clues were revealed that each and every one of those involved would turn out to be the guilty party. You will have to read it yourself to find out the "whodunnit" here. Just when you think you have it figured out, you don't!
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