A review by daniellearider
The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker

5.0

At nearly 600 pages, this was an intimidating read for a casual reader (aka, me). And the first 150 pages are a little bit of a slow trudge as the characters are developed, the scene is set, and the drama begins to unfold. This metafictional book within a book was full of detailed, intricate plot threads that seemingly tightened over the course of the story which each chapter introducing new questions and potential theories that lead to an absolutely incredible final few chapters as the mysteries resolved and we discovered "whodunnit". This was simply a masterpiece of writing and I'm glad I persevered beyond the dense and confusing first 150 pages as the ending was a worthy reward.