In addition to all of those perks, Jules will receive $12,000 to live in the apartment for just 3-months. Pristine living quarters, breathtaking views and a handsome man living across the hall, what's not to love? Once inside the building, she is blown away. Jules cannot believe her luck when she receives notification that they actually want to interview her for the appointment. The post reads, Apartment Sitter Wanted, and happens to be for a unit located in The Bartholomew, one of the most prestigious apartment buildings in New York City. Lock Every Door follows New Yorker, Jules, who after losing her job and live-in boyfriend all in one day, needs a fresh start.įorced to crash on her best friend's couch until she can find a place of her own, Jules is beyond desperate to improve her situation.ĭetermined to get back on her feet, no matter what, Jules discovers an opportunity in a very traditional place, the Classifieds section of her local newspaper. 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.

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-until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.

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.

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