The Enigma of Room 622

A Novel

De: Joël Dicker

Narrado por: Chris Harper

A Wall Street Journal "Best Mystery of 2022"

A September 2022 Amazon Best of the Month Pick

“Dicker salutes Agatha Christie even as he drops the reader through one trapdoor into another, so that by the end, we doubt we’ve ever read another novel quite like it. (We haven’t.) Fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley will hug this book in between chapters; the many readers who love Anthony Horowitz’s mysteries will celebrate. And me? I’ll be reading it again.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

"[The Enigma of Room 622 is an] exhilarating tour de force"–The Wall Street Journal

A burnt-out writer’s retreat at a fancy Swiss hotel is interrupted by a murder mystery in this metafictional, meticulously crafted whodunit from the New York Times bestselling author of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.

A writer named Joël, Switzerland’s most prominent novelist, flees to the Hôtel de Verbier, a luxury resort in the Swiss Alps. Disheartened over a recent breakup and his longtime publisher’s death, Joël hopes to rest. However, his plans quickly go awry. It all starts with a seemingly innocuous detail: at the Verbier, there is no room 622.

Before long, Joël and fellow guest Scarlett uncover a long-unsolved murder that transpired in the hotel's room 622. The attendant circumstances: the succession of Switzerland’s largest private bank, a mysterious counterintelligence operation called P-30, and a most disreputable sabotage of hotel hospitality. A European phenomenon, The Enigma of Room 622 is a matryoshka doll of intrigue–as precise as a Swiss watch–and Dicker’s most diabolically addictive thriller yet.

Translated from the French by Robert Bononno

©2022 Joel Dicker (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

In and out of Time

This is the first Dicker book I’ve heard and will listen to another. This story cuts backward and forward in time in an enthralling tale. I enjoyed it.

Must read

Absolutely incredible book! Well written, beautifully thought out, amazing ending. You will fall in love with this author love with author!

Great story

Great story with great characters, the storyline was enjoyable. The characters development was perfect. It goes back and forth

A Tangled, Subtle, Stunning Book

I was not prepared for how completely I would become entangled in the mysteries in this book. The plot is mesmerizing as it moves through its Swiss watch action. Most of the characters feel distant but even that is with purpose. No matter what get to the end even if you don’t feel connected because this ending is staggering.

Agree with others

Like others I found the first half was quite tedious but the rest of the story zipped right along with interesting although somewhat unbelievable twists

Enjoyed this read

I rather enjoyed this read. It’s a translated into English book, so I imagine quite a bit of nuance and natural language doesn’t compose as sweetly as originally written. Fun sorry. Tormented characters. I rather preferred Macarre to any other character, and it would have been nice if he instead of his memos is received a happy ending.

Layered and delightful

The fact that we don’t even know who dies until 3/4 of the way through the book and yet we are completely motivated throughout the entire book to keep exploring with Joel and Scarlett says volumes.

This isn’t your typical “whodunnit!”

Highly recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery but is bored with the more mundane formulaic books

Captivating

I couldn’t stop listening. It was a fascinating story. Would make a great movie or series.

Twists and turns

It kept my attention throughout. Multilayered
And intriguing Can’t wait to listen to my next Dicker book

Novel story

Twists and turns without all the societal acceptance criteria checkboxes marked. About time, I found one to rewind and play again.