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Chris Pavone

クリス・パヴォーネ

Kurisu Pavōne

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Luxembourg (briefly) → New York City (currently)

Career

Occupations
book editor, novelist, author
Active Years
2012-2025

Education

Cornell University
Country: United States

Awards

Edgar Award
2013
Work: The Expats
Category: Best First Novel by an American Author
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
2013
Work: The Expats
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Expats

2012 international thriller

A former CIA agent's wife moves to Luxembourg with her husband, where secrets unravel into a spiraling plot of betrayal and intrigue.

betrayalespionagefamily secrets

Bibliography

  • The Expats
  • The Accident
  • The Travelers
  • The Paris Diversion
  • Two Nights in Lisbon
  • The Doorman

Style & Themes

Literary Style
expertly and intricately plottedhuge amount of double crossing

Legacy

American author of international thrillers whose debut novel The Expats became a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel.