Lucy Foley, who lives in the UK but has Irish roots, has had huge hits with The Guest List and The Hunting Party, and now she’s back storming up the charts with The Paris Apartment. Described by Alex Michaelides as having ‘Atmosphere you can cut with a knife’, it’s a gripping murder mystery that transports you to the heart of Paris – here’s the blurb:
A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.
The watchful concierge
The scorned lover
The prying journalist
The naïve student
The unwanted guest
There was a murder here last night.
A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.
Tempted to dive in? You can pick up your copy online at Eason here !
Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 19th March 2022
Here are the overall top 20 bestselling books across all categories:
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Again, Rachel:The hilarious new SUNDAY TIMES No 1 bestseller | Keyes, Marian | Michael Joseph | 1,725 |
| 2 | Paris Apartment,The | Foley, Lucy | HarperCollins Publishers | 1,162 |
| 3 | It Ends With Us:The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller | Hoover, Colleen | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 879 |
| 4 | Cluasa Capaill ar an Ri-World Book Day ed.:2022 | Bhreathnach, Bridget | Futa Fata | 714 |
| 5 | The Wizard and Me: More Misadventures of Bubbles the Guinea Pig:World | Farnaby, Simon | Hodder Children’s Books | 687 |
| 6 | Rachel’s Holiday:The 25th anniversary edition of the million-copy best | Keyes, Marian | Penguin Books Ltd | 685 |
| 7 | Dinosaur Roar and Friends! : World Book Day 2022 | Curtis, Peter & Willis, Jeanne | Macmillan Children’s Books | 641 |
| 8 | Hey Duggee: The World Book Day Badge:A World Book Day 2022 MINI BOOK | BBC Children’s Books | 622 | |
| 9 | Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns:World Book Day 2022 | Morpurgo, Michael | HarperCollins | 614 |
| 10 | Deadly! Irish History: Fun with the Celts and the Vikings!:Deadly Iris | Farrelly, John | O’Brien Press Ltd | 588 |
| 11 | My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of True or False | Lucas, Matt | Farshore | 508 |
| 12 | Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo:The Sunday Times Bestseller | Reid, Taylor Jenkins | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 462 |
| 13 | Boy, Missing: World Book Day 2022 | McKenzie, Sophie | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 445 |
| 14 | Manifest:The Sunday Times bestseller that will change your life | Nafousi, Roxie | Michael Joseph | 425 |
| 15 | Worst Class in the World in Danger!,The:World Book Day 2022 | Nadin, Joanna | Bloomsbury Childrens Books | 420 |
| 16 | Run Rose Run:The most eagerly anticipated novel of 2022 | Parton, Dolly & Patterson, James | Century | 414 |
| 17 | Grimwood: Five Freakishly Funny Fables: World Book Day 2022 | Shireen, Nadia | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 412 |
| 18 | Verity:The thriller that will capture your heart and blow your mind | Hoover, Colleen | Sphere | 406 |
| 19 | Last Word,The:World Book Day 2022 | Bailey Smith, Ben | Bloomsbury Childrens Books | 402 |
| 20 | Ugly Love | Hoover, Colleen | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 392 |
The top 10 bestselling books in each category look like this:
| Mass Market Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | It Ends With Us:The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller | Hoover, Colleen | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 879 |
| 2 | Rachel’s Holiday:The 25th anniversary edition | Keyes, Marian | Penguin Books Ltd | 685 |
| 3 | Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo:The Sunday Times Bestseller | Reid, Taylor Jenkins | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 462 |
| 4 | Verity:The thriller that will capture your heart and blow your mind | Hoover, Colleen | Sphere | 406 |
| 5 | Ugly Love | Hoover, Colleen | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 392 |
| 6 | Love Hypothesis,The:Tiktok made me buy it! The romcom of the year! | Hazelwood, Ali | Sphere | 359 |
| 7 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Owens, Delia | Corsair | 346 |
| 8 | Spanish Love Deception,The:TikTok made me buy it! | Armas, Elena | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 312 |
| 9 | Magician,The | Tóibín, Colm | Penguin Books Ltd | 251 |
| 10 | Normal People | Rooney, Sally | Faber & Faber | 246 |
| Original Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Again, Rachel:The hilarious new SUNDAY TIMES No 1 bestseller | Keyes, Marian | Michael Joseph | 1,725 |
| 2 | Paris Apartment,The | Foley, Lucy | HarperCollins Publishers | 1,162 |
| 3 | Run Rose Run:The most eagerly anticipated novel of 2022 | Parton, Dolly & Patterson, James | Century | 414 |
| 4 | Maid,The | Prose, Nita | HarperCollins Publishers | 379 |
| 5 | Small Things Like These | Keegan, Claire | Faber & Faber | 309 |
| 6 | Match,The | Coben, Harlan | Century | 308 |
| 7 | Letter Home,The | English, Rachael | Hachette Books Ireland | 307 |
| 8 | Homesickness | Barrett, Colin | Jonathan Cape | 270 |
| 9 | Twelve Secrets | Gold, Robert | Sphere | 266 |
| 10 | Breaking Point | Coffey, Edel | Sphere | 253 |
| Paperback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Atomic Habits:the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller | Clear, James | Random House Business Books | 351 |
| 2 | Putin’s People:How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West | Belton, Catherine | William Collins | 344 |
| 3 | Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? | Smith, Dr Julie | Michael Joseph | 297 |
| 4 | How to Make Your Money Work:Decide what you want, plan to get there | McGee, Eoin | Gill Books | 292 |
| 5 | Unspoken:A Father’s Wartime Escape. A Son’s Family Discovered | McGrath, Tom | Gill Books | 257 |
| 6 | Good Vibes, Good Life | King, Vex | Hay House UK Ltd | 230 |
| 7 | This is Going to Hurt:Now a major BBC comedy-drama | Kay, Adam | Picador | 182 |
| 8 | Age Proof:The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life | Kenny, Professor Rose Anne | Blink Publishing | 172 |
| 9 | Fierce Appetites | Boyle, Elizabeth | Sandycove | 162 |
| 10 | Power of Geography,The:Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World | Marshall, Tim | Elliott & Thompson | 158 |
| Hardback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Manifest:The Sunday Times bestseller that will change your life | Nafousi, Roxie | Michael Joseph | 425 |
| 2 | Feel Good Food:Over 100 Healthy Family Recipes | Wicks, Joe | HQ | 340 |
| 3 | Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? | Smith, Dr Julie | Michael Joseph | 314 |
| 4 | Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,The | Mackesy, Charlie | Ebury Press | 253 |
| 5 | We Don’t Know Ourselves:A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 | O’Toole, Fintan | Head of Zeus | 152 |
| 6 | Butler to the World:The book the oligarchs don’t want you to read – ho | Bullough, Oliver | Profile Books | 132 |
| 7 | Fitwaffle’s Baking It Easy:All my best 3-ingredient recipes | Head, Eloise & Fitwaffle | Ebury Press | 106 |
| 8 | Taste:The Sunday Times Bestseller | Tucci, Stanley | Fig Tree | 89 |
| 9 | Slimming Eats:Healthy, delicious recipes – 100+ under 500 calories | Wightman, Siobhan | Yellow Kite | 86 |
| 10 | Green & White House,The:Ireland and the US Presidents | Kelleher, Lynne | Black & White Publishing | 84 |
| Childrens | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Cluasa Capaill ar an Ri-World Book Day ed.:2022 | Bhreathnach, Bridget | Futa Fata | 714 |
| 2 | The Wizard and Me: More Misadventures of Bubbles the Guinea Pig:World | Farnaby, Simon | Hodder Children’s Books | 687 |
| 3 | Dinosaur Roar and Friends! : World Book Day 2022 | Curtis, Peter & Willis, Jeanne | Macmillan Children’s Books | 641 |
| 4 | Hey Duggee: The World Book Day Badge:A World Book Day 2022 MINI BOOK | BBC Children’s Books | 622 | |
| 5 | Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns:World Book Day 2022 | Morpurgo, Michael | HarperCollins | 614 |
| 6 | Deadly! Irish History: Fun with the Celts and the Vikings! | Farrelly, John | O’Brien Press Ltd | 588 |
| 7 | My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of True or False | Lucas, Matt | Farshore | 508 |
| 8 | Boy, Missing: World Book Day 2022 | McKenzie, Sophie | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 445 |
| 9 | Worst Class in the World in Danger!,The:World Book Day 2022 | Nadin, Joanna | Bloomsbury Childrens Books | 420 |
| 10 | Grimwood: Five Freakishly Funny Fables: World Book Day 2022 | Shireen, Nadia | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 412 |
