Reading Log as of July 12, 2025

 

I was supposed to be reading Ruth Ware's Zero Days, but I got distracted by Lucy Foley’s The Paris Apartment which was clever and interesting.

“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.”

 Ben disappears and Jess is determined to find him. The apartment is really part of the family home of a family in which each member has a separate apartment. They are dysfunctional, they have secrets, they are strange. Jess isn’t exactly a good person either herself. She snoops until she finds out the truth.  Set in Paris, it is the America against every one else. Lots of twists and turns.  4 Stars.