"Lock Every Door' was inspired by "Rosemary's Baby," he said, "and these other strange real estate tales that came out of the '60s and '70s. While there are shades of horror to the book, "Lock Every Door" is probably more accurately categorized in the gothic suspense genre.īut beyond super specific classification, where did Sager get the idea for his book? The reality is there are a lot of people terrified about what happens if they lose that paycheck that they really need to survive." Familiar themes "The people have glamorous jobs, or they're very well-off, or they don't have money worries. "You also don't really see these types of characters in fiction or in a lot of psychological thrillers," Sager said. The sort of opportunity this scenario presents - warning signs aside -is a literal lifeline to a person who has nothing left and nowhere else to go. Sager wants readers to really understand her desperation. Why would a person willingly do this despite the red flags that are all over the place?"Įxactly, why would someone willingly move into the Bartholomew, the shady fictional building at the center of "Lock Every Door"? "Her life is just in shambles," Sager said. I'll say it, she makes a ton of dumb decisions - but she's supposed to be that way. You see, the protagonist, Jules, is extra messy.
Let's just say it wouldn't be a proper Sager novel if there are not twists, turns and harsh lessons for the leading lady along the way. What seems easy money at first becomes daunting as an isolated Jules searches for answers in another tenant's disappearance.īut that's all I can tell you without venturing into spoiler territory. There are many rules to the job: no visitors, no nights spent away from the apartment and no disturbing other residents. "Lock Every Door" follows Jules, a down-on-her luck young woman who takes a questionable job apartment sitting in one of the oldest, most glamorous and certainly quite mysterious buildings in New York City.
He said he wanted to explore this as well as "millennials, who in a way just feel disposable" in this socioeconomic climate.
"Economic disparity is growing by the day in this country," Sager said.
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