It's the first time that Jess has visited her brother Ben in Paris and she's a bit put out when he doesn't meet her at the station. Then he doesn't answer the door when she reaches his apartment block. She knows he was expecting her because he left her a voicemail message earlier in the evening.

Ever resourceful she makes her way into the building, and then into his apartment.

Searching for her brother, trying to make sense of his disappearance, Jess is eager to get help from the other people in the building - the taciturn concierge, the aloof and glamorous matriarch, the student, the journalist. Can she befriend them? Can she trust them?

This is a great read! The characters were believable and intriguing. The mystery grips you from the first page to the last. It's wonderfully atmospheric. Just loved it. Was sorry to come to the end.