No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. 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. 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.
As 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. 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.
Riley Sager is the award-winning pseudonym of a former journalist, editor and graphic designer who previously published mysteries under his real name.
Now a full-time author, Riley's first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, became a national and international bestseller and was called "the first great thriller of 2017" by Stephen King. Translation rights have been sold in more than two dozen countries.
Riley's second book, THE LAST TIME I LIED, was published in 2018 and became an instant New York Times bestseller. It was inspired by the classic novel and film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and one horrible week Riley spent at summer camp when he was ten. A television adaptation is being developed by Amazon Studios.
His latest book, LOCK EVERY DOOR, was an instant New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller. A television adaptation is being developed by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content.
A native of Pennsylvania, Riley now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins."
Website: www.rileysagerbooks.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rileysagerbooks
Twitter: @Riley_Sager.
這本小說真的把我帶入瞭一個完全不同的世界,作者對細節的把控簡直令人嘆為觀止。書中的每一個場景,無論是喧囂的市集還是幽深的密林,都栩栩如生地呈現在我的腦海中。我仿佛能聞到空氣中彌漫著的香料味,感受到微風拂過臉龐的觸感。敘事節奏張弛有度,緊張的衝突和緩和的日常交織得恰到好處,讓我完全沉浸其中,手中的書頁幾乎不捨得翻動。角色的塑造尤其成功,他們不再是扁平的符號,而是有血有肉、充滿矛盾的個體。他們的掙紮、他們的選擇,都讓人感同身受,甚至在某些時刻,我感覺自己就是故事中的一員,必須為自己的決定負責。那種深入骨髓的代入感,是很多作品難以企及的高度。
评分我很少為一本書寫評價,但這次真的被深深震撼到瞭。這本書的情感張力實在太強大瞭,它沒有刻意煽情,但那些細膩的情感波動,那些人物之間難以言喻的羈絆,卻能輕易地擊中內心最柔軟的部分。看著主角們在睏境中掙紮、成長、互相扶持,我幾度熱淚盈眶。作者對於人性的洞察力達到瞭一個令人敬畏的程度,展現瞭光輝與陰暗並存的復雜人性。它不隻是一個故事,更像是一麵鏡子,映照齣我們自身在麵對壓力和選擇時的真實反應。這種真實感,比任何華麗的辭藻堆砌都要來得有力,讓人久久不能平靜。
评分這本書最讓我驚喜的是它所探討的主題深度。它遠遠超越瞭簡單的娛樂範疇,觸及到瞭關於命運、自由意誌與宿命論的宏大哲學命題。作者沒有給齣簡單的答案,而是將這些沉重的問題拋給讀者,引導我們在跟隨人物命運的同時,也進行深入的自我反思。閱讀過程中,我常常停下來思考,如果是我處於那個境地,我會如何抉擇?書中對於社會結構和權力運作的描繪也極其犀利,像一把手術刀,精準地剖開瞭隱藏在光鮮外錶下的腐朽與不公。它不僅提供瞭引人入勝的故事,更提供瞭一種看待世界的全新視角,讓人在閤上書本後,仍能帶著這份思考繼續前行。
评分從純粹的文學角度來看,這部作品的結構設計堪稱教科書級彆。敘事視角的切換流暢自然,有效地構建瞭多層次的敘事空間,使得整個故事的立體感極強。它沒有采用綫性的敘事,而是像一個精密的鍾錶,各個齒輪咬閤得天衣無縫。每一次時間綫的跳躍或場景的切換,都服務於整體主題的深化,絕無拖遝或多餘之處。我尤其欣賞它對節奏的掌控,在關鍵時刻的停頓和加速處理得爐火純青,把懸念保持在一個令人抓狂但又忍不住繼續讀下去的平衡點上。這種高超的寫作技巧,絕對是值得所有有誌於寫作的人學習的典範。
评分閱讀體驗簡直是一場智力上的盛宴,情節的鋪陳精妙絕倫,充滿瞭意想不到的反轉和巧妙的伏筆。我特彆欣賞作者在構建世界觀時的那種宏大敘事和對微小之處的關注,兩者結閤得絲絲入扣。每一次以為自己猜中瞭接下來的發展,下一秒作者就能用一個全新的角度將我打迴原點。這種層層剝開真相的過程,極大地滿足瞭我的好奇心和探索欲。語言風格老練而富有韻律感,讀起來朗朗上口,即便是一些復雜的哲學思考,也被作者用非常平易近人的方式錶達瞭齣來,讓人在享受故事的同時,也能獲得思想上的啓發。這是一部需要細細品味,甚至值得反復閱讀的作品,因為每一次重讀,可能都會發現新的深意。
评分歐美都市割腎傳說。看到結局覺得女主有些傻缺。雖然故事必須由她來引領,但智商下綫,令人扼腕。氣氛營造得很好,不過,確實是很粗糙的作品。
评分一本很好的驚悚小說。一口氣聽完。作者把神秘的氣氛營造得很濃厚,直到最後謎底揭開。雖然結尾有點小失望。
评分一本很好的驚悚小說。一口氣聽完。作者把神秘的氣氛營造得很濃厚,直到最後謎底揭開。雖然結尾有點小失望。
评分Jules...她的解密過程真的很不可信唉,她給Dylan發短信沒迴復,還沒有意識到他已經遭到毒手瞭嗎?好多漏洞,完全不能細想。真希望是個稍微聰明點的主角。還有,這個結尾真的給我一種高高抬起又輕輕放下的感覺,整本書頭重腳輕啊。
评分一本很好的驚悚小說。一口氣聽完。作者把神秘的氣氛營造得很濃厚,直到最後謎底揭開。雖然結尾有點小失望。
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