The Enigma of Room 622

"A body is discovered in Room 622 of the Hotel Verbier, a five-star establishment in the Swiss Alps, one evening in December. A police inquiry has no set conclusion, and as time goes on, so does public interest.

Years later, to recuperate from a horrible breakup, lament the passing of his longtime publisher, and start work on his new book, writer Joel Dicker, Switzerland's most renowned literary ingenue, checks into the same hotel. Joel had no idea that when he finds himself looking into the crime, his proficiency in the thriller genre would come in helpful. Naturally, he will need a Watson; in this instance, that would be Scarlett, the stunning visitor and aspiring author from the room next from him, who assists in the hunt as he attempts to decipher another riddle: the storyline of his upcoming book.

Meanwhile, Macaire Ebezner is going to become the president of the biggest private bank in Switzerland after the death of his father. The news media is fascinated with the succession, and things seem promising—until they don't. The board of the bank, which includes Lev Levovitch—Geneva's very own Jay Gatsby—has other ideas, and Macaire's ascent to the top quickly turns into a race against the clock. A mysterious matryoshka doll made with the accuracy of a Swiss watch. Joel Dicker presents a diabolically addictive thriller where a love triangle, a power struggle, shocking betrayals and dangerous envy play out against the backdrop of a not so quiet Switzerland, where the truth twists and turns into something no reader will see coming. Dicker's most intimate book to date, this page-turner is a European sensation.