Joël Dicker is a celebrated Swiss author whose narratives are often characterized by intricate plots and profound psychological insight. His novels explore themes of mystery, memory, and human nature with a masterful command of suspense and surprising twists. Dicker's distinctive style blends classic storytelling craftsmanship with a modern approach to genre, establishing him as a significant voice in contemporary literature. His works have garnered international acclaim for their ability to immerse readers in complex tales, leaving a lasting impression.
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.
A CRIME STORY. A LOVE STORY. A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. MORE THAN 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD "It's that most engaging of treats, a big, fat, intelligent thriller" SIMON MAYO "It's a terrific story and I'm loving it" PHILIP SCHOFIELD August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect. Marcus Goldman - Quebert's most gifted protégé - throws off his writer's block to clear his mentor's name. Solving the case and penning a new bestseller soon merge into one. As his book begins to take on a life of its own, the nation is gripped by the mystery of 'The Girl Who Touched the Heart of America'. But with Nola, in death as in life, nothing is ever as it seems. Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
NOVEMBER 24, 2004 The day of the tragedy. The end of a brotherhood. The Baltimore Boys. The Goldman Gang. That was what they called Marcus Goldman and his cousins Woody and Hillel. Three brilliant young men with dazzling futures ahead of them, before their kingdom crumbled beneath the weight of lies, jealousy and betrayal. For years, Marcus has struggled with the burdens of his past, but now he must attempt to banish his demons and tell the true and astonishing story of the Baltimore Boys. The stunning new novel from the author of the global bestseller, The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair Translated from the French by Alison Anderson
A twisting new thriller from the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair In the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders. Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer. Then, twenty years later and just as he is on the point of taking early retirement, Rosenberg is approached by Stephanie Mailer, a journalist who believes he made a mistake back in 1994 and that the real murderer is still out there, perhaps ready to strike again. But before she can give any more details, Stephanie Mailer mysteriously disappears, and Rosenberg and Scott are forced to confront the possibility that her suspicions might have been proved true. What happened to Stephanie Mailer? What did she know? And what really happened in Orphea all those years ago? Translated from the French by Howard Curtis
"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another" A.J. FINN 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. Praise for Joël Dicker "It's that most engaging of treats, a big, fat, intelligent thriller" SIMON MAYO "Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist's ability to lead his readers up the garden path" Sunday Express Translated from the French by Robert Bononno
Sinopsis: El 2 de julio de 2022, dos delincuentes se disponen a robar en una importante joyería de Ginebra. Un incidente que dista mucho de ser un vulgar atraco. Veinte días antes, en una lujosa urbanización a orillas del lago Lemán, Sophie Braun se prepara para celebrar su cuadragesimo cumpleaños. La vida le sonríe: vive con su familia en una mansión rodeada de bosques, pero su idílico mundo está a punto de tambalearse. Su marido anda enredado en sus pequeños secretos. Su vecino, un policía de reputación irreprochable, se ha obsesionado con ella y la espía hasta en los detalles más íntimos. Y un misterioso merodeador le hace un regalo que pone su vida en peligro. Serán necesarios varios viajes al pasado, lejos de Ginebra, para hallar el origen de esta intriga diabólica de la que nadie saldrá indemne.
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
En 1940 Winston Churchill tiene una idea que cambiará el curso de la guerra: crear una nueva sección de los servicios secretos, el Special Operations Executive (SOE), para llevar a cabo acciones de sabotaje desde el interior de las líneas enemigas. Unos meses más tarde, el joven Paul-Émile deja París rumbo a Londres con la esperanza de unirse a la Resistencia. El SOE no tarda en llamarlo a sus filas, junto a un grupo de jóvenes compañeros. Tras un entrenamiento brutal, los pocos elegidos conocerán el amor, el miedo y la amistad, y serán enviados en misión a la Francia ocupada. Pero el contraespionaje alemán ya ha sido alertado. Un jovencísimo Joël Dicker, que luego deslumbrará a más de dos millones de lectores con La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert, aborda un hecho de la Segunda Guerra Mundial que fue mantenido en secreto durante años, y demuestra, en esta novela ganadora del Premio de los Escritores Ginebrinos, su talento para crear una historia y unos personajes inolvidables.
Nový román oceňovaného autora, ktorý čitateľa pohltí od prvej po poslednú stranu.Lúpež v ženevskom klenotníctve, dvaja páchatelia, spútaný personál. Niekoľko týždňov predtým manželia Braunovci usporiadajú narodeninovú oslavu v luxusnej vile neďaleko Ženevy. Medzi pozvanými hosťami sú aj susedia žijúci v oveľa skromnejších pomeroch. Idylický život Sophie a Arpada Braunovcov sa však čoskoro zrúti, lebo vyjde najavo, že ich minulosť nie je taká nepoškvrnená ako ich imidž. Navyše Sophie dostane na narodeniny dar, ktorý priamo ohrozí jej život.
