![]() ![]() Expertly moving between the claustrophobic setting of the locked elevator, where tensions are beginning to rise as the secrets of our four Wall Street hot shots are slowly but surely revealed, and flashback chapters that give readers a firsthand glimpse into the corporate culture that has bred these truly despicable characters, THE ESCAPE ROOM is a binge-worthy thriller with dark themes at its core. The stakes have been raised: in this game, it’s do or die. When the elevator doors fail to open, it becomes clear to the group that this isn’t an ordinary escape room-it’s a challenge meant specifically for them, and failure is not an option. Everything seems above board until the group steps into the elevator that’s meant to take them to the escape room… and the lights go out, plunging them into darkness. So off to the escape room they go, each one bringing with them their personal worries, motivations, and secrets. Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam all had better things to do on a Friday evening than participate in a corporately-mandated escape room challenge, but with rumors of layoffs swirling and the group having recently suffered financial setbacks, they can’t take any chances. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which one of them will kill in order to survive?Įnter the vicious world of Wall Street in Megan Golden’s THE ESCAPE ROOM. But as the game begins to reveal the team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But when the lights go off and the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they’re caught in a dangerous game of survival. Invited to participate in an escape room challenge as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high-rise building, eager to prove themselves. ![]() They’ve mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style―but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost. In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. Megan Goldin’s debut thriller delivers clever entertainment and devious plotting, the kind of book that you can read in in one or two sittings. Page-turning pacing and loads of entertainment value make THE ESCAPE ROOM a dark and sinister delight to read a cast of wholly unlikeable yet vividly crafted characters brings this story to life, and keeps readers on their toes, unsure of who (if anyone) they can trust. But the group quickly discovers that this is no ordinary escape room, and that the stakes in this game are higher than any of them could have imagined. ![]() When four rising stars in an elite investment banking firm are invited by their company’s HR department to participate in an escape room challenge, they find it odd, sure, but they are quick to comply. In this engaging, page-turning suspense novel, Goldin puts a clever spin on the concept of a “locked room mystery”-here, locking a group of ruthless Wall Street hot shots in an escape room where the game isn’t just complicated, it’s deadly. This past week, I made a dent in my list of books that fall under this category by devouring Megan Goldin’s thrilling debut novel THE ESCAPE ROOM, which was first published in hardcover in 2019. One of my personal goals for 2021 is to finally make more time to read slightly older books that I missed when they were first published. ![]() The Verdict: An engaging, entertaining thriller ![]()
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