Lock Every Door is a literary fiction book by author Riley Sager.
New York Times best-selling author Riley Sager tells the story of a young woman whose new apartment works in one of the oldest buildings.
No night away from the apartment. Do not disturb the other residents, all rich or famous or both. These are the unique rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as custodian of the apartment at Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most mysterious and high-profile buildings. Jules is attracted by the splendor of his surroundings and accepts the terms, willing to leave his past life behind.

As she got to know Bartholomew’s residents and staff, Jules found herself drawn to Ingrid, the apartment’s custodian, who reminded her of her sister she’d lost eight years ago. Ingrid confides that Bartholomew isn’t what it looks like and the dark history behind its flashy exterior begins to frighten her, Jules treating it as a harmless ghost story… until the next day. , when Ingrid disappeared.

Seeking the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules delves deeper into Bartholomew’s woeful past and the secrets enshrined within its walls. Her discovery leaves Jules in a race against time as she races to unmask the killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes a reality.

This book addresses the disparity between those who have money, power, and privilege and how they see those of us who have very little (struggling to find gainful employment, between living situations, little to no money, etc.) in comparison.

If you start to question why the apartment sitters of the Bartholomew building really can’t have visitors, spend nights away, or bother the elite residents, and why there is so much odd turnover of temporary residents, you’ll get what the story is actually about. You just have to dig a little deeper into “if it is too good to be true….”

It is certainly more sinister and upsetting than you imagine. There are a few misleading twists and turns, but, ultimately, the book is a solid, suspenseful, at times predictable read. You will likely be able to figure things out about 65% of the way through, or sooner if you paid attention to the little details about what has been said or shared about the building and the people living in it, and more importantly what hasn’t (been shared).

The performance is well-done; the writing itself isn’t too over the top, though much of the plot is; the characters, minus our protagonist, are not well-developed and rounded out. We get one-dimensional rich people and know even less about their assistants (medical staff, doormen, etc.). We’re not going to know too much about most of them until the near-end of the book.

• Lock Every Door

• A Novel
• By: Riley Sager

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