The Escape Room

By Megan Goldin

Book Overview

In Megan Goldin's unforgettable debut, The Escape Room, four young Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.

"One of my favorite books of the year."--Lee Child

"Cancel all your plans and call in sick; once you start reading, you'll be caught in your own escape room--the only key to freedom is turning the last page!"--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.

In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. 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.

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. 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.

Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. 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. 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?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250897742
• ISBN13: 9781250897749
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A fun locked room thriller

Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam, top finance professionals living in extreme luxury, are invited to an escape room challenge as a team-building exercise. Once inside the elevator, they find themselves trapped in a dangerous game of survival instead. Forced to work together despite their rivalries, they must solve cryptic clues to escape. As the game reveals their darkest secrets and past misdeeds, they face a final chilling puzzle: who among them will kill to survive? Rating: 4/5 Overall, I give this novel four out of five stars. The plot and storytelling are well done, though the pace occasionally feels slow. The dual point of view between the main character and the escape room situation is interesting; I enjoyed the main character's perspective and their significant character development, but the escape room narrative sometimes felt monotonous, with flat characters that didn't evolve much. Despite this, Megan Goldin's writing style is fantastic, crafting a gripping and original thriller with a surprising twist at the end. If you're a fan of Megan Goldin, I highly recommend this excellent and somewhat addictive thriller.

Enjoyable

Maybe I'm just really good at guessing twists in thrillers after reading so many, but I was able to immediately guess who was behind it all. Regardless, I had such an enjoyable time reading this book and going on the journey of seeing it all play out.