Chris Pavone#The Travelers
{{short description|American novelist}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name= Chris Pavone
| image = Chris_pavone_5212884.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}}
| alma_mater = Cornell University
| notableworks = The Expats
| awards = {{hlist|Edgar Award|Anthony Award}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.chrispavone.com}}
}}
Chris Pavone (born 1968) is an American author of international thrillers. His first novel, The Expats, was a New York Times bestseller.{{Cite news |title=Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 25, 2012 - The New York Times |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2012/03/25/hardcover-fiction/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |issn=0362-4331}}
Background
Pavone attended Cornell University. Before writing his first novel, Pavone worked at a number of publishing houses as an editor.{{Cite web |last=Pavone |first=Chris |title=Wednesday, December 4, 2013: Maximum Shelf: The Accident |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-issue.html?issue=81 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=www.shelf-awareness.com}} He lived briefly in Luxembourg with his family.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-28 |title=Chris Pavone discusses upcoming thriller: The Paris Diversion - Strand Magazine |url=https://strandmag.com/chris-pavone-thriller-the-paris-diversion/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Strand Mag |language=en-US}}{{cite news|last1=Flood|first1=Alison|title=The Expats by Chris Pavone – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/11/expats-chris-pavone-spy-thriller |access-date=November 9, 2019|work=The Observer |place=London |date=March 11, 2012}} He currently lives in New York City with his wife and his two children.{{Cite web |title=Chris Pavone - author of The Expats |url=http://chrispavone.com/ |website=chrispavone.com |access-date=2016-01-06}}
''The Expats''
The Expats, Pavone's debut, was a New York Times bestseller.{{Cite news |title=Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - April 1, 2012 - The New York Times |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2012/04/01/hardcover-fiction/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |issn=0362-4331}} It was published in March 2012 by Crown.{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/chris-pavone/expats/ |title=THE EXPATS {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} The Observer described the book as "expertly and intricately plotted, with a story spiralling into disaster and a satisfyingly huge amount of double crossing, [which] certainly doesn't feel like a first novel". The Expats won the 2013 Edgar Award for best first novel by an American author.{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best First Novel {{!}} Edgar® Awards Info & Database |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-first-novel/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=edgarawards.com}}{{cite news|last1=Kellogg|first1=Carolyn|title=Awards this week: Edgars, Ellies|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/03/entertainment/la-et-jc-awards-edgars-ellies-20130503|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720120851/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/03/entertainment/la-et-jc-awards-edgars-ellies-20130503|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2014|access-date=13 January 2016|work=Los Angeles Times}} It also won the 2013 Anthony Award for best first novel.{{Cite web |title=Anthonys 2010 - 2014 |url=https://www.bouchercon.com/anthonys-2010-2014 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Bouchercon |language=en}}
Publications
- The Expats (Crown, 2012)
- The Accident (Crown, March 2014){{Cite web |date=2014-03-11 |title=The Accident by Chris Pavone |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780385348454 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}
- The Travelers (Crown, March 2016){{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/chris-pavone/the-travelers-pavone/ |title=THE TRAVELERS {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
- The Paris Diversion (Crown, May 2019){{Cite web |date=2019-05-07 |title=The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781524761509 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}
- Two Nights in Lisbon (MCD, 2022){{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/chris-pavone/two-nights-in-lisbon/ |title=TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
- The Doorman (MCD, 2025) {{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 | title=The Doorman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780374604790 |access-date=
2025-04-20 |website=publisherswekly.com}}
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Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American male novelists
Category:American mystery novelists
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:Anthony Award winners
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