One night in December, a corpse is found in room 622 of the Hôtel de Verbier, a luxury resort nestled among the Swiss Alps. Time passes, and without any further breaks in the case, public interest soon begins to wane. Years later, a writer named Joël, Switzerland’s most prominent novelist, arrives at the Verbier hoping to find a restful sojourn and inspiration for his new novel. However, his plans quickly go awry. It all starts with a seemingly innocuous detail: at the Hôtel de Verbier, there is no room 622. Before long, Joël and fellow guest Scarlett uncover the hotel’s long-unsolved murder, implicating them both in the schemes of a mysterious hidden past involving money, politics, spies, and Switzerland’s largest bank...