Chris Pavone Biography

Chris Pavone worked in publishing for nearly two decades, mostly as an editor of nonfiction, particularly cookbooks. Then Chris jettisoned his career to follow his wife’s job to Luxembourg, where he became a stay-at-home parent to twin preschoolers.

Chris used this experience to write "The Expats," an espionage thriller that was an instant New York Times and international bestseller, hailed as “smart, clever suspense” by John Grisham and “bristling with suspense and elegantly crafted” by Patricia Cornwell; "The Expats" won a 2013 Edgar (the Academy Award of mysteries and thrillers), and is being developed for film and published in nearly twenty languages.

Chris’s second book—also an immediate Times bestseller—is "The Accident," about which Stephen King said, “If you like real nail-biters, this is the best one so far this year”; Michael Connelly wrote, “Chris Pavone is the new best thing”; the New York Times called it “unputdownable.”

Chris has appeared on TV such as Face the Nation and radio such as All Things Considered, BBC-Scotland, RTE-Radio Ireland, and Pia Lindström Presents on Sirius. He has spoken at dozens of book festivals, conferences, bookstores, and libraries across America and Europe, combining a personal journey with humor for an entertaining and insightful presentation about the real-life inspirations for his critically acclaimed novels.

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