The Enigma of Room 622: The devilish new thriller from the master of the plot twist - Couverture souple

Dicker, Joël

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1529425271 ISBN 13 : 9781529425277

Editeur : MacLehose Press, 2023

Synopsis

A devilishly twisty standalone thriller from the author of THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR

"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another" A.J. FINN

"Weds the allure of a jigsaw puzzle with the split-second timing of an Agatha Christie mystery" Wall Street Journal

It all starts with an innocuous curiosity: at the Hotel de Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, there is no Room 622.

This anomaly piques the interest of Joël Dicker, Switzerland's most famous literary star, who flees to the Verbier to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his publisher, and begin his next novel.

Before he knows it, he's coaxed out of his slump by a fellow guest, who quickly uncovers the reason behind Room 622's erasure: an unsolved murder. The attendant circumstances: a love triangle and a power struggle at the heart of Switzerland's largest private bank, a mysterious counter-intelligence unit known only as P-30, and a shadowy émigré with more money than God.

A Russian doll of a mystery crafted with the precision of a Swiss watch, The Enigma of Room 622 is Joël Dicker's most diabolically addictive thriller yet.

READER REVIEWS

"One of the best books I've read in a long time!"

"The twists are surprising in a good way where I actually did shocked pikachu face several times"

Translated from the French by Robert Bononno

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joël Dicker was born in Geneva in 1985, where he studied Law. The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair was nominated for the Prix Goncourt and won the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. It has sold more than 7 million copies in 42 countries. All his subsequent novels, including two sequels, have been huge international bestsellers.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This anomaly piques the interest of the writer Joël Dicker, Switzerland's most famous literary star, who is staying at the hotel to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his longtime publisher, and begin his next novel. Before he knows it, Joël is coaxed out of his torpor by a fellow guest, who swiftly uncovers the reason behind Room 622's deliberate erasure: an unsolved murder.

Meanwhile, in the wake of his father's passing, Macaire Ebezner is set to take over as president of the largest private bank in Switzerland. The succession captivates the news media, and the future looks bright, until Macaire learns that the bank's board plan to appoint one Lev Levovitch ­- Geneva's very own Jay Gatsby ­- in his place. What seemed a race to the top has just become a race against time . . .

A Russian doll of a mystery crafted with the precision of a Swiss watch, The Enigma of Room 622 is a diabolically addictive thriller in which a love triangle and a power struggle - fuelled by envy and betrayal ­- play out between Geneva and the Alps, as the truth twists and turns into something no reader will see coming.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MacLehose Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1529425271
• ISBN 13: 9781529425277
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales; sales@vanditmar.nl; ; Hondiuslaan 44; Utrecht; 3528 AB; Pays-Bas