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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is a 2022 William Morrow publication.

Jess contacts her half-brother, Ben, who is living in Paris, begging him to let her come for a visit. Though the timing is not the best, he agrees, but when Jess arrives at his apartment, Ben is nowhere to be found. It is odd that he wasn’t home to greet her- and strange that she wasn’t allowed into his apartment by the usual means.

Jess slyly works her way inside of Ben's apartment, but becomes more and more concerned when Ben never shows up.

Not wanting to consult with the police, Jess turns to the other residents, hoping to find out when or where Ben was last seen, and by whom.

But she seems to make Ben’s neighbors very uncomfortable, as they barely tolerate Jess, her probing questions, and the insinuation into their lives and explosive secrets��

This latest endeavor by Lucy Foley is a very slow burn, but the atmosphere is so thick I found myself immersed in the story, despite the seeming lack of real progress.

Once the pieces are carefully placed, though, one sick, twisted story emerges out the murky depths that is well the worth the time it took to get there.

Overall, this is a very well-written, absorbing mystery, and for me, is another winner for Lucy Foley!!