"A writer named Joel,Switzerland's most prominent novelist, flees to the Hotel de Verbier, a luzury resort nestled in the Swiss Alps. Disheartened over his recent breakup and the death of his longtime publisher, Joel hopes to rest. However, his plans quickly go awry. Before long, Joel and fellow guest Scarlett uncover the hotel's long-unsolved murder in room 622. The attendant-circumstances: the board election of Switzerland's largest private bank, a mysterious counterintelligence operation called P-30, and a most disreputable sabotage of hotel hospitality." --Page 4 of cover.