Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s sordid 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 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. In all, it was a middle-of-the-road thriller that doesn’t stand up to his latest books. Although it had a good twist, Lock Every Door developed too slowly for my taste and I struggled to engage with the characters. When another house sitter disappears, Jules begins to wonder if the ghost stories about the Bartholomew are true and if she might be next. Her conditions: she can’t have visitors, must stay at the apartment every night, and must leave the neighbors alone. And so this was sort of my attempt to update that idea and bring it into current times and address some current issues.Audiobook Length: 10 hours and 26 minutesĪfter a recent breakup, Jules Larsen accepts a house-sitting job at an exclusive Manhattan building, the Bartholomew. ''Lock Every Door' was inspired by 'Rosemary's Baby,'' he said, 'and these other strange real estate tales that came out of the '60s and '70s. While there are shades of horror to the book, 'Lock Every Door' is probably more accurately categorized in the gothic suspense genre.īut beyond super specific classification, where did Sager get the idea for his book? The reality is there are a lot of people terrified about what happens if they lose that paycheck that they really need to survive.' Familiar themes 'The people have glamorous jobs, or they're very well-off, or they don't have money worries.

'You also don't really see these types of characters in fiction or in a lot of psychological thrillers,' Sager said. The sort of opportunity this scenario presents - warning signs aside - is a literal lifeline to a person who has nothing left and nowhere else to go. Sager wants readers to really understand her desperation.

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