The Paris Apartment
Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question. The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.
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Fleeing a bad job in England, Jess catches a Eurostar to her older half-brother Ben's flat in a stately Paris apartment building. She arrives to find his loft empty, his cat hungry, and his neighbors closing ranks around a building that knows where Ben went and is not telling.
No. The Paris Apartment is a standalone Lucy Foley thriller. Foley has written several other standalone thrillers including The Hunting Party, The Guest List, and The Midnight Feast.
Yes. A film adaptation has been announced. As of 2025, the project remains in development.
The Paris Apartment was written by Lucy Foley, published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers.
The Paris Apartment is 398 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Paris Apartment takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
The Paris Apartment is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.