Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Enigma of Room 622
- Narrated by: Chris Harper
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Buy Now for £19.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
It all starts with an innocuous curiosity: at the Hotel Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, there is no Room 622.
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—Scarlett, a captivating aspiring novelist with a nose for intrigue, 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 listener will see coming.
Translated from the French by Roberto Bononno.
Critic reviews
"Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist's ability to lead his readers up the garden path." (Sunday Express)
More from the same
What listeners say about The Enigma of Room 622
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Dolly
- 11-11-22
Disappointing
Was looking forward to this new Dicker. Not the easiest to listen to and follow the plot with frequent time changes, meandering, and poor narration especially on character voIcing and differentiation. Stuck it out though. Interesting conclusion. Would be better read to oneself from a hard copy.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Geoff Ellison
- 06-01-24
15 hours looking shocked and delighted
You root for everyone at some point, and hate everyone to! suprises galore. Just read this masterpiece.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nicholas
- 10-12-23
So boring
So so very boring. The story started well and then it got totally lost, so farcical!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Michael
- 20-10-23
keeps you on your toes
feels like it takes a lot of brain power to keep up with the story but it is worth it, really enjoyed it fro. start to finish
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- ESTELLE TARRADE
- 14-09-23
Excellent!
That’s all I like in murder mysteries. Brilliant! Great narration too! I always like it when the author tells us a story where he is part of it. Now that I finished the book, I really miss the characters, yes ALL of them!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Eric Dunn
- 10-07-23
Over the Top
Over-engineered, contrived, and and mishmash of worn out tropes. An unenjoyable read, but detailed and well plotted.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-23
I became stupidier the more i listened to it
It is badly written, full stop. characters and story unrealistic, full of cliche. The author hasn’t done any research, the dialogs are from telenovela. There is no sophistication, just a waste of my life.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Iris Hunter
- 13-05-23
Story great, pronunciation of names and places horrendous
The plot is interesting and, even if complicated and occasionally hard to follow with all the flashbacks and leaps into the future, it’s worth persevering. The descriptions of the international banking world feel realistic to me.
What annoyed me terribly was the appalling pronunciation of French and other non-English words and names (e.g. chemin, Irina, Guisan and many, many others); this could have been easily done correctly from the start. Other than that, narrator was good and the translation sounded natural,
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mrs Karen West
- 24-01-23
Excellent
A great story full of twists and turns and surprises . I would highly recommend it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- louise sykes
- 15-01-23
Such a disappointment
I am a huge fan of the Harry Quebert book, and I had high expectations for this novel, but the audiobook is a let down. The story is way too far-fetched, melodramatic, and the narration is appalling, almost comedically bad. I think I would have enjoyed reading the book a little more, but the story still would have been a disappointment.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!