In Joël Dicker's latest thriller, "The Enigma of Room 622," the murder of Alaska Sanders in 1999 seems solved, but eleven years later, author Marcus Goldman and Sergeant Perry Gahalowood reopen the case. As they delve deeper, they uncover hidden truths and past ghosts, revealing a complex web of intrigue and deception.
Translated from the French by Joseph Laredo. Modern classic.
Ein schillerndes Ehepaar und ein raffinierter Juwelenraub: Dickers bestes Buch! 500.000 Exemplare: Platz 1 in Frankreich – bald Platz 1 in Deutschland? 2. Juli 2022: In Genf bereiten zwei Einbrecher den Überfall auf einen Juwelier vor. Doch dieser Raub ist alles andere als zufälliges Verbrechen ... Fünf Tage zuvor plant Sophie Braun ein großes Fest anlässlich ihres 40. Geburtstags. Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie in einem großzügigen Haus am Genfer See, das Leben scheint ihr zuzulächeln. Aber die Idylle trügt. Denn ihr Ehemann ist offenbar in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt. Ihr Nachbar, ein vermeintlich untadeliger Polizist, spioniert die intimsten Winkel ihres Lebens aus. Und dann offeriert ihr ein Unbekannter ein Geschenk, das sie tief erschüttern wird. Was verbirgt sich hinter der schillernden Fassade des privilegierten Paars? Und was verbindet sie mit dem raffinierten Juwelenraub?
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 Joel 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, Joel 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
Un llibre per fer venir ganes de llegir a lectors de 7 a 120 anys«És un llibre per a adults però també per a nens i avis. De fet, és un llibre per a tothom!»Joël DickerFalten pocs dies per a Nadal i la visita al zoo de la classe de la Joséphine ha estat una catàstrofe. Ningú no sap què ha passat exactament, però els pares de la nena estan decidits a descobrir-ho. Mentre la investigació avança, a poc a poc comprenem que una catàstrofe mai no arriba sola, que res no és el que sembla i que els esdeveniments poden fer un gir que ningú no s'esperava.La catastròfica visita al zoo ens manté en suspens fins al final. És una novel·la divertida i emocionant, plena de picades d'ullet a la nostra societat, la democràcia, l'educació inclusiva, i el paper que hi juguen els pares i els mestres.«El que més m'emociona, quan parlo amb els meus lectors, són les lectures col·lectives i compartides en família, entre amics, als clubs de lectura. Aquest és el meu intent d'escriure un llibre que pugui ser compartit per tots els lectors, tant és qui siguin i on siguin, mentre tinguin entre set i cent vint anys. Que pugueu llegir amb els fills, la parella, els pares, els veïns, els companys. Un llibre que us faci venir ganes de llegir i de fer llegir».JOËL DICKER
The delightful first title in a new collaboration with Channel 4's Walter Presents: a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate. By turns farcical and moving, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books - and of the authors who write them. Curley #108
In 1999, after publishing three cult novels, celebrated author Nathan Fawles announces the end of his writing career and withdraws to Beaumont, a wild and beautiful island off the Mediterranean coast. Autumn 2018. As Fawles' novels continue to captivate readers, Mathilde Monney, a young Swiss journalist, arrives on the island, determined to unlock the writer's secrets and secure his first interview in twenty years. That same day, a woman's body is discovered on the beach and the island is cordoned off by the authorities. And so, begins a dangerous face off between Mathilde and Nathan, in which the line between truth and fiction becomes increasingly blurred...
