Abby and Jenna review “The Paris Apartment” a book similar to ’Taken’ but without Liam Neeson

Red Wine Reads

This week, we read The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. She decides to visit her half-brother Ben in Paris — but he’s not there. The longer he 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. Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.

Abby joins me on this episode to discuss:

• Why the characters are so messy and complicated — and why we’re loving it.
• WTF happened in that last scene in the attic.
• Why Abby and I have the EXACT same taste in books, TV shows, and movies.

Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will have you booking a flight to Paris and hoping your trip goes much more smoothly than Jess’s trip.

Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:

• DRINK: Expensive Red Wine
• TV SHOW - Only Murderers in the Building
• BOOK - The Guest List, Murder on the Orient Express
• MOVIE - Taken

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