The New Couple in 5B
A Novel
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4.2 • 1K Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
"Spine-tingling fun." —People
“Lisa Unger, you’ve done it again.” —Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emmy Award-winning actress
A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.
Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.
At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there’s more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.
Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Confessions on the 7:45 Last Girl Ghosted Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A young couple’s dream New York apartment turns into a nightmare in this haunting thriller. Rosie, a published author looking for another hit, and her struggling actor husband, Chad, inherit a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a desirable neighborhood. Their new pad is great inspiration for a true-crime book—there’s been a startling number of crimes in this building—but it might also be hazardous to their health. Suspense superstar Lisa Unger conjures up a spine-shivering modern gothic horror. She makes us care deeply about the sympathetic Rosie and Chad, with their relatable problems and desires for stability and success. And as a creepy building, the Windermere stands alongside classic eerie edifices like Stephen King’s Overlook Hotel and the Bramford Building of Rosemary’s Baby fame. Unger draws us into a labyrinth of unnerving events before bringing it crashing down our heads with a twist that left us ready to change our locks.
Customer Reviews
Good Read
Some parts were hard to get through. But towards the middle to end it picks up. Was not expecting the ending! Would recommend
Entertaining Read
It was a fine book. The plot was predictable and unoriginal but I truly enjoyed it despite the modern telling of a familiar story.
Great Read, But is the Homage Derivative?
If Ms. Unger reads this review, I am not really making a negative comment. I really enjoyed this story. It was creepy and well thought out. But everyone including the author claims that it was a homage to Rosemary’s Baby. My cynical take is that it borrowed heavily from the creepy apartment building, old couple neighbors including their collaborating friends, suicides from the building’s roof, drugged soup (OK it was mousse in RB), to the inevitable handsome scheming husband (was there ever a handsome husband who was not scheming in today’s novels?).
But no matter. Because Ms. Unger took these tropes and used them well. I was on the edge of my seat throughout.