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The Enigma of Room 622

The Enigma of Room 622

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  • Author：Joël Dicker
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Summary

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。

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Φίλιππος ²³ ，

Εντάξει， ο άνθρωπος ξέρει να γράφει！ Βιβλίο που （για την ώρα） με ξεμπλόκαρε από το αναγνωστικό μπλοκ που είχα πέσει。 Μπορεί η υπόθεση από ένα σημείο και μετά να φέρνει σε επιστημονική φαντασία， αλλά η αφηγηματική δεινότητα του συγγραφέα σε κάνει να το προσπερνάς！Κόβω ένα αστεράκι γιατί θεωρώ αδύνατο αυτό που συνέβη！ 🤐

Anton Panasenko ，

Незвичні відчуття - привабливий хаос в перемішку з самоствореною оманою。 Наче все дуже закручено， але й дуже наївно。 Не полюбляю книги， в які важко повірити。 Полюбляю книги з закрученим сюжетом і подивами。Ось така книга。 Інакше і не скажу Читається легко， хоч сторінок і багато）

Alina 🌳 ，

Eigentlich gab es doch das ein oder andere， was ich normalerweise kritisieren würde。 Klischees die bedient werden， die Naivität mancher Figuren （besonders der Frauen）， mangelnde Kommunikation der Figuren， die Selbstbeweihräucherung des Autors。 In der Mitte des Buches gab es stellenweise Längen。 Jedoch hat diese Geschichte mich so unglaublich gut unterhalten。 Und diese Unterhaltung war so gut， dass meine Kritik in den Hintergrund rückt。 Es gab viele Erzählebenen die dem Ganzen eine interessante T Eigentlich gab es doch das ein oder andere， was ich normalerweise kritisieren würde。 Klischees die bedient werden， die Naivität mancher Figuren （besonders der Frauen）， mangelnde Kommunikation der Figuren， die Selbstbeweihräucherung des Autors。 In der Mitte des Buches gab es stellenweise Längen。 Jedoch hat diese Geschichte mich so unglaublich gut unterhalten。 Und diese Unterhaltung war so gut， dass meine Kritik in den Hintergrund rückt。 Es gab viele Erzählebenen die dem Ganzen eine interessante Tiefe und Komplexität gaben。 In diesem Fall hat man stark gemerkt， dass das alles nur Fiktion ist， jedoch war genau diese Tatsache auch positiv。 Es war auf eine Art und Weise märchenhaft， wie eine Geschichte und nicht ein Mordfall der auch so in der Realität hätte stattfinden können。 Ich hatte den Eindruck， dass diese Geschichte nicht den Anspruch hatte， realistisch zu sein und somit auch mit Szenarien spielen konnte， die so in der Realität eher nicht stattfinden würden。 Mir gefiel besonders， dass es ein rundes， in sich abgeschlossenes Ende hatte。 Offene Enden hat man mittlerweile zu Genüge und somit schätze ich es sehr， dass der Autor sich hier noch ein schlüssiges Ende überlegt hat。 。。。more

Leila ，

J'ai été passionné mais un peu déçue par le dénouement。 J'ai été passionné mais un peu déçue par le dénouement。 。。。more

Needsmoretimetoread ，

Audiobook—- 5⭐️ is not enough Fabulous book

Elma from the Dutch literary and potato peel pie society ，

Just like The Truth of the Harry Quebert affair the story keeps twisting and turning for 563 pages while you gradually get a more complete idea of the events happening around the murder in room 622 so many years ago。 It is more fragmented and less chronologically told than Harry Quebert but still very captivating from start until end， containing many surprising twists。 The fact that there is an autobiographical part， smaller than you think throughout and only revealed in the translator’s notes， Just like The Truth of the Harry Quebert affair the story keeps twisting and turning for 563 pages while you gradually get a more complete idea of the events happening around the murder in room 622 so many years ago。 It is more fragmented and less chronologically told than Harry Quebert but still very captivating from start until end， containing many surprising twists。 The fact that there is an autobiographical part， smaller than you think throughout and only revealed in the translator’s notes， makes for an even more layered reading experience。 Even though the characters may be somewhat flat， I really enjoyed the overall clever plot。 。。。more

Robin Miller ，

Sophisticated murder mystery。 Really enjoyed it！

Victoria Klein ，

4。5

Mari Carmen ，

Me ha gustado mucho la trama。 Es distinto a todo lo que habia leido antes pero me pareció muy interesante y te va enganchando a cada cosa que descubres。 Apesar de ser un libro extenso no se me hizo nada pesado ni aburrido。 Lo recomiendo mucho。

Alicia_cnl ，

C'était vraiment incroyable et intriguant ça c'était sur ！ Je comptais mettre 4 étoiles mais rien que la dernière partie merite que je mette la dernière étoile。Je vais essayer de ne pas trop en dévoiler mais je me suis rendu compte d'une chose : au final le meurtre n'est qu'une infime partie de l'intrigue。 Tout ce qu'il y a avait autour， les personnaes， les histoires et les lieux étaient extrêmement bien construit dans les moindres détails。 Je me suis laissé porté par l'enquête et je me suis att C'était vraiment incroyable et intriguant ça c'était sur ！ Je comptais mettre 4 étoiles mais rien que la dernière partie merite que je mette la dernière étoile。Je vais essayer de ne pas trop en dévoiler mais je me suis rendu compte d'une chose : au final le meurtre n'est qu'une infime partie de l'intrigue。 Tout ce qu'il y a avait autour， les personnaes， les histoires et les lieux étaient extrêmement bien construit dans les moindres détails。 Je me suis laissé porté par l'enquête et je me suis attaché aux histoires de chaque personnages。Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas lu un roman policier， même si je n'ai lu que du Joël Dicker et j'adore ces histoires parce les révélations au fil des chapitres m'ont laissé sans voix。 Vraiment j'avais un petit doute pour le meurtrier seulement quelques pages avant de le découvrir。 Je suis certaines que j'aurais beau le lire plusieurs fois， je louperai forcément encore des indices et c'est qui en fait une très bonne lecture :） 。。。more

Heidi Marttila-Losure ，

I enjoyed the premise and the plot twists。 Could have used an editor in the first half of the book， though--dragged a little。

Catherine Mathis ，

The book’s motif of the author being a character is shades of Anthony Horowitz’s work but not imitative。 If you love reading Horowitz， you will devour this book。 Twists and turns abound。 All is not as it seems。 The story moves backward and forward in time layering in tantalizing bits whose purpose comes clear as the story unravels。 The great success of the book is when you find out who did it， you never suspected the guilty person。 A father and son both estranged and yet so alike。 Being massivel The book’s motif of the author being a character is shades of Anthony Horowitz’s work but not imitative。 If you love reading Horowitz， you will devour this book。 Twists and turns abound。 All is not as it seems。 The story moves backward and forward in time layering in tantalizing bits whose purpose comes clear as the story unravels。 The great success of the book is when you find out who did it， you never suspected the guilty person。 A father and son both estranged and yet so alike。 Being massively financially successful does not breed happiness。 People hurt each other intentionally and unintentionally just as we all do too often。 Excellent turns of phrase pepper the book。 A highly recommended read。 。。。more

Nora Gyorke ，

4，5🌟

lea ，

Honestly 6/5⭐️The book was so good and I failed to predict a single thing correctly but it all made sense

Allison ，

This was a lot of fun。 I don't always love a book that moves around in the timeline like this one， but I think it was done well here and progressed the story and increased my anticipation of the ending。 This was really enjoyable journey， and I'm glad this was translated so that I could enjoy it。 This was a lot of fun。 I don't always love a book that moves around in the timeline like this one， but I think it was done well here and progressed the story and increased my anticipation of the ending。 This was really enjoyable journey， and I'm glad this was translated so that I could enjoy it。 。。。more

Anna-Liliya Kokora ，

Йой。Я навіть не знаю， що написати。Спершу зайшло。 Потім взлило。 Потім успокоїлась， і вирішила， шо деякі книжки для "легкого задоволення"。 Щоб відпочити - годиться。Але про "шедевр" - брехня і провокація Йой。Я навіть не знаю， що написати。Спершу зайшло。 Потім взлило。 Потім успокоїлась， і вирішила， шо деякі книжки для "легкого задоволення"。 Щоб відпочити - годиться。Але про "шедевр" - брехня і провокація 。。。more

Marie-Lyne （Gonewithflynn） ，

I was super excited to read this book- the synopsis sounds great and I feel like the bones of a great book are there。 However， something just got lost in translation。 I was expecting a murder mystery along the lines of Agatha Christie but instead I found myself reading a convoluted corporate conspiracy involving characters whose lives are just as complex。 All in all， I was just confused and given it is close to 600 pages， I decided to DNF at 20%。 I might attempt to read it again in the future be I was super excited to read this book- the synopsis sounds great and I feel like the bones of a great book are there。 However， something just got lost in translation。 I was expecting a murder mystery along the lines of Agatha Christie but instead I found myself reading a convoluted corporate conspiracy involving characters whose lives are just as complex。 All in all， I was just confused and given it is close to 600 pages， I decided to DNF at 20%。 I might attempt to read it again in the future because I really was looking forward to it so much （not to mention that cover is so pretty！） and if I do， I will be sure to update here。 A big thanks to Harper Collins Canada and NetGalley for giving me an arc。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

beth ，

bellissimo libro

Emily ，

3。5⭐'s。 If I can't figure it all out before the end， it's a good one。 3。5⭐'s。 If I can't figure it all out before the end， it's a good one。 。。。more

Wayne ，

Totally satisfying， with many turns and trap doors。 A novel that does exactly what it sets out to do， and does it well。 I've seen some complaints that the characters are unlikable， but there is a level of metafiction going on here， as the author-character informs us at the beginning。 （Macaire is clearly unsuited to run a bank--he doesnt even read his mail！） This is a novel that is written when an author on vacation wonders why a hotel does not have a room 622， and seems to be stretching his own Totally satisfying， with many turns and trap doors。 A novel that does exactly what it sets out to do， and does it well。 I've seen some complaints that the characters are unlikable， but there is a level of metafiction going on here， as the author-character informs us at the beginning。 （Macaire is clearly unsuited to run a bank--he doesnt even read his mail！） This is a novel that is written when an author on vacation wonders why a hotel does not have a room 622， and seems to be stretching his own creative legs while also mourning the loss of his publisher-friend。 The translator's note at the end is quite accurate， and pinpoints what I love about translated novels。 They must feel foreign， though in English。 I thought the translation was exceptional and captured the layers of metafiction quite well。I didn't pull for any character more than another， and don't even think I have a favorite character。 Maybe Wagner （haha）？ But I loved how the various motivations and actions in the book kept making things worse。 A true car wreck worthy of rubbernecking。 If there was a slow part， it was the early in the week leading up to the murder。 Once I got to December 15， the night before the murder， I didnt want to stop reading and think I burned through the second half of the novel in a day and a half。 The revelations in the second half also resolved some of the concerns I had about certain characters and actions in the first half。 I can't say more without spoilers。Last， I'm not sure this novel is for everyone。 I would be careful with my recommendation。 It's for people who are willing to trust the author， and are willing to enter a world that is somewhat casual in its verisimilitude in order to tell a story that might be different than the one you were expecting。 。。。more

Sara ，

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this， The Enigma of Room 622’ written by Joël Dicker。 and translated from French by Robert Bononno。I really enjoyed this a lot more than I expected， and my one word to describe this is just "wow！"。 There are many twists in this story， that I find hard to explain without giving away the ending。Joël Dicker is staying at the Hotel Verbier， in the Swiss Alps， there he begins to write his next novel as well as to get over a bad breakup and mo Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this， The Enigma of Room 622’ written by Joël Dicker。 and translated from French by Robert Bononno。I really enjoyed this a lot more than I expected， and my one word to describe this is just "wow！"。 There are many twists in this story， that I find hard to explain without giving away the ending。Joël Dicker is staying at the Hotel Verbier， in the Swiss Alps， there he begins to write his next novel as well as to get over a bad breakup and mourn the death of Bernard， his longtime publisher。 After being shown to his room， 623， he finds himself fascinated with the room sequence of 620， 621， 621a， and 623。 His questions are evaded when asked about why this has happened。He later meets Scarlett Leonas， another guest at the hotel， and she joins him on his quest to uncover the truth about room 622， which leads them to an unsolved murder。It is from around this point that the story jumps between Joël， and flashbacks and further flashbacks of the events that lead up to the murder。If you enjoy mystery thrillers with a twist， this is a must-read。 。。。more

Vanesa ，

la trama está muy bien estructurada y los giros son totalmente inesperados。 Consigue mantener la intriga hasta el último capítulo。

David Benito ，

El Emperador Dicker está desnudo。 Muy decepcionante。 El autor nos lanza una serie interminable de trucos de feria para llegar a un final tremendamente predecible。

Lady R ，

I absolutely loved TTATHQA。 I honestly felt this latest from Dicker is from a completely different author。 It’s bloated， messy， with poor characterisation and almost laughable prose。 I waded through the first 300 pages actually wondering if it was some kind of deliberate farce or plot device。 But no。 This is just excruciatingly bad。DNF at 350 pages - that’s about half way through😳Biggest disappointment of my reading year so far I’m afraid to say。

Lisa ，

I enjoyed this book。 Jumps between characters and time lines。 Major twists in plot。 It was hard to put down at the end。

Denisa Theis ，

Geniala！ Cartea asta te face sa treci prin atatea stări。。。omg！La început mi s-a parut atat de plictisitoare， încât am crezut ca o sa o las din mână jos。 😅😅 după capitolul 7， 8 a început sa îmi placa si sa îmi atragă atenția。Eram atat de curioasa， nu înțelegeam ce s-a putut intampla in acea camera de hotel。 La un moment dat nici nu mai știam cine a murit。 Mi-a placut faptul ca am aflat abia la final ce s-a intamplat de fapt în ac hotel。Autorul ne prezintă povestea pe trei planuri narative， doua p Geniala！ Cartea asta te face sa treci prin atatea stări。。。omg！La început mi s-a parut atat de plictisitoare， încât am crezut ca o sa o las din mână jos。 😅😅 după capitolul 7， 8 a început sa îmi placa si sa îmi atragă atenția。Eram atat de curioasa， nu înțelegeam ce s-a putut intampla in acea camera de hotel。 La un moment dat nici nu mai știam cine a murit。 Mi-a placut faptul ca am aflat abia la final ce s-a intamplat de fapt în ac hotel。Autorul ne prezintă povestea pe trei planuri narative， doua planuri în trecut și unul în prezent。 Din acest punct de vedere mi s-a părut destul de complexa cartea， insa nu neaparat greu de urmărit。 În ceea ce priveste personajele， sunt bine construite， cu un trecut care ne este prezentat și detalii destul de multe。 Finalul a fost surprinzător， nu m-as fi gândit la o asemenea întorsătură de situație。 Chiar are o imaginație destul de bogata Joël！ Ce mi-a mai plăcut a fost faptul ca am regăsit un triunghi amoros în jurul căruia se onvartea actiunea。 Nu a fost un triunghi amoros comun， o poveste pe care o regasim des， ci unul mai neobișnuit。 Povestea lor este una aparte。 Printre tâtea pagini am reușit sa ma atașez de personaje și am ajuns sa trăiesc cu ele momentele。Merita 5 stele și o recomand！ 。。。more

Diana Campos ，

“A vida é um romance cujo final já conhecemos: no último capítulo， o herói morte。 O mais importante， por isso， não é como a nossa história acaba， mas o modo como enchemos as páginas até lá。 Porque a vida， como um romance， deve ser uma aventura。 E as aventuras são as férias da vida”。

Virginie De ，

Een heel mooie "murder mystery"， fijn geschreven， in het glamoureus wereldje van de rijke bankiers in Zwitserland， en met heel goede "plot twists"。 Bonus: een deel speelt zich af in Verbier， waar ik heel mijn jeugd op vakantie ging。 Ik kon het boek niet laten liggen。 Een heel mooie "murder mystery"， fijn geschreven， in het glamoureus wereldje van de rijke bankiers in Zwitserland， en met heel goede "plot twists"。 Bonus: een deel speelt zich af in Verbier， waar ik heel mijn jeugd op vakantie ging。 Ik kon het boek niet laten liggen。 。。。more

Maddie ，

Phew。 Quite the layered， oniony， matryoshka doll of a mystery。 Very much a feat of cleverness， for Joel Dicker the author， as well as the translator Robert Bononno， since this was originally published in French。 This is a zany book within a book within a murder mystery investigation: Both Moonflower Murders and The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz meets Knives Out。 It’s long… almost 600 pages！ （I feel like the publisher was like， let’s try for 622 pages just to mess with the reader） and it’s a Phew。 Quite the layered， oniony， matryoshka doll of a mystery。 Very much a feat of cleverness， for Joel Dicker the author， as well as the translator Robert Bononno， since this was originally published in French。 This is a zany book within a book within a murder mystery investigation: Both Moonflower Murders and The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz meets Knives Out。 It’s long… almost 600 pages！ （I feel like the publisher was like， let’s try for 622 pages just to mess with the reader） and it’s a real thinker。。。 An author named Joel whose recent book， The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair （the previous work by this actual author）， did really well， and now he is sort of researching for his new book while we are learning about murder that took place at the hotel where he is staying （or are we？！？！？！） Very meta！ As with several other books in the last year， this book blends the truth with fiction， what is memoir and what is story。 So for a murder mystery to also tackle that concept is admirable！ I really liked this but would have liked it to be about 150 pages shorter… that said based on the final ~3 pages， I understand the intricate， convoluted， sprawling， sometimes rambling prior 572 pages :） 。。。more

Mireia ，

De todos los libros que he leído de este autor este es el que más me ha gustado。 La trama， los saltos temporales y cómo al final todo encaja me ha fascinado。

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