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Ooh la la we have a new book we actually liked by an author new to us! Proven authors continue to impress us, but it has been a summer season of crashes and burns for some other authors we considered (and have not told you about) but not for Riley Sager. Is he a nice Irishman? We don't know...we don't know him but Riley is a Celtic name. We question whether some books that are front and center in the top bookstores and are being marketed like crazy are even worthy of being published, but not this one. It is deserving of your time.
First winning factor: it takes place in Manhattan, where you all must want to know about if you find yourself here! What we liked most about this book is the completely captivating start. Sager's descriptive prowess reigns supreme throughout this work, and he excels at setting the stage. We knew exactly what he meant and this review is to quote page 5 "champagne bright and just as bubbly." His stream of consciousness writing makes sense but you will find it is not in complete sentences. We found only one grammatical error in this book.
Sager nails Manhattan living to a T and everything he says about Manhattan is accurate. This takes place at The Bartholomew on The Upper West Side, a venue that is created in the author's mind but surely is plausible. We definitely like that it is not for everyone and its exclusivity is appealing. And for real life real estate, stay tuned for an announcement by Mover and Shaker Tony Marinelli in Florida!
If you are completely unfamiliar with this book, you could cross the classic movie Sunset Boulevard with all of your favorite trips to Disney World's Haunted Mansion, which Peachy personally loves along with Thunder Mountain (Disney tell us you did not close Pirates of the Caribbean because that would be completely ridiculous, and if you did, open it silly!) and then bring it to Manhattan.
Protagonist Jules is clearly down on her luck, and escapades are surely in store because this book weighs in at nearly 400 pages. In the future, we'd like to see tighter execution and more zippy storytelling because as an outsider, we have no edit hesitation. Though, if it is your work personally, you can be too close to the story and hesitate to cut. The first third of this book was the strongest.
You will often question what is going on, right along with Jules and you will be right in doing so. Why is she left a gun? Riley left out the part where she should go in Manhattan to learn how to use it! Before you jump the gun and say to yourself you don't want to read about guns, remember this is a work of fiction and it is the person behind any instrument that makes the decisions. Also, suicide plays a role and our review of Dr. Jennifer Ashton's book is the best book around on that subject matter.
Every page will spark your delight in Sager's exquisite, accurate parallels that emblazon exactly what he intends. And Jules as a character is completely likable, and in possession of common sense, which is not so common in this world.
George is among our favorite characters...keep your eyes peeled for his rock solid personality. Sager's inventive word choice extends to Gargoyle Char-Broil, a fun one.
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is recommended by Whom You Know.
It's great to read outside in the sun!
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Riley Sager’s third novel, LOCK EVERY DOOR, is as addictive as it is creepy. The book has been sweeping the “Best Books of Summer 2019” and “Most Anticipated” lists for months and it doesn’t hit stands until July 2nd. Ever since his blockbuster 2017 novel, Final Girls, Sager’s unique blend of classic horror and psychological suspense has become a staple of summer reading, and LOCK EVERY DOOR is being praised by reviewers, fans and bestselling thriller writers alike as his best book yet.
LOCK EVERY DOOR puts a dark, unnerving spin on the classic locked-door mystery. Sager has a knack for infusing his novels with hints of horror movie classics, like the odes to Picnic at Hanging Rock in his New York Times bestseller The Last Time I Lied and his homage to the ‘final girls’ trope in Final Girls. His latest oozes Rosemary’s Baby vibes despite being set in one of Manhattan’s most glamorous (fictional) residences, The Bartholomew.
Jules Larsen has had a rough couple of years. She’s recently heartbroken, broke, jobless, and between apartments, not to mention the fact that she’s still reeling from a childhood of trauma. So when she’s given the opportunity to take a job as a well-paid apartment sitter in one of New York City’s most prestigious buildings, she jumps at the chance to spend three months living the life she’s always dreamed of. Sure, the Bartholomew has a few odd rules for their temporary residents—no visitors, no nights spent away from the apartment, no disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both—but that’s a small price to pay for such a huge opportunity. Jules is at the end of her rope, and this is the stroke of luck she needs.
As she begins to settle in, Jules slowly becomes acquainted with the building’s other residents, including an equally rootless apartment sitter named Ingrid, who confides to Jules that she is beginning to wish she’d never set foot in the Bartholomew. At first, Ingrid’s fear that the beautiful building is hiding something more sinister behind its glitzy façade strikes Jules as paranoia or ghost stories rooted in harmless urban legends and antiquated tabloid gossip. But then Ingrid disappears, and suddenly Jules finds herself second-guessing everything.
Determined to find her new friend, Jules starts digging deeper into the Bartholomew’s mysterious, sordid past and the secrets kept within its walls. What she discovers sends her reeling and pits her against the clock, fighting for her life before the building—or something darker—silences another outsider.
With tongue-in-cheek nods to the horror genre Sager loves and twists that will keep readers guessing at every dead end lead, LOCK EVERY DOOR is the summer thriller that will have everyone talking this July.
About Riley Sager
Lock Every Door is the third thriller from Riley Sager, the pseudonym of an author who lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Riley's first novel, Final Girls, was a national and international bestseller that has been published in more than two dozen countries, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel, and is currently being developed into a feature film by Universal Pictures. Sager's second novel, The Last Time I Lied, was a New York Times bestseller.
LOCK EVERY DOOR
Riley Sager
Dutton | July 2, 2019 | ISBN: 9781524745141
Also available as an eBook and a Penguin Audiobook
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