

The Bartholomew is one of the most prestigious buildings in New York and has quite the reputation. She recently lost her job, found out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, and has been living on her best friends sofa.

Jules’ life has been going through a rough patch. Just keep telling yourself that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This one is definitely no different but you will have severe trust issues. They leave you feeling uneasy and terrified to be alone. Riley Sager’s books are always mysterious and spooky. I read it again, staring at the two words Ingrid had scrawled in a shaky hand…. “One look at what Ingrid wrote sends me plummeting in a deep well of worry. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent. Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls.


until the next day, when Ingrid disappears. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.Īs she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both.
