Chris Pavone (born 1968) is an American author of international thrillers. His first novel, ''

The Expats ''The Expats'' () is a novel by Chris Pavone which was originally published by Crown Publishing Group (a subsidiary of Random House) on 6 March 2012, and in 2013, won the Anthony Award and the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. References Ext ...

'', was a ''New York Times'' bestseller''.''

Background

Pavone attended Cornell University. Before writing his first novel, Pavone worked at a number of publishing houses as an editor. He lived briefly in Luxembourg with his family. He currently lives in New York City with his wife and his two children.

''The Expats''

''The Expats'', Pavone's first novel, was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. It was published in March 2012 by Crown. '' The Observer'' described the book as "expertly and intricately plotted, with a story spiralling into disaster and a satisfyingly huge amount of double crossing, hichcertainly doesn't feel like a first novel". ''The Expats'' won the 2013

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

for best first novel by an American author. It also won the 2013

Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery an ...

for best first novel.

Publications

*''The Expats'' (Crown, 2012) *''The Accident'' (Crown, March 2014) *''The Travelers'' (Crown, March 2016) *''The Paris Diversion'' (Crown, May 2019) *''Two Nights in Lisbon'' (MCD, 2022)

References

1968 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American mystery novelists Edgar Award winners Cornell University alumni 21st-century American male writers Anthony Award winners {{US-novelist-1960s-stub