Ex-CIA agent Kate moves to Luxembourg with her husband who is starting a new job. Life as a housewife and stay-at-home mother of two is not all it's cracked up to be and her husband is definitely keeping something from her.
What I Think
This book has everything you want from a thriller: easy to read, pacy and unpredictable. Pavone makes good use of non-chronological order to keep the reader hooked. The big action is happening 'today', but each chapter has only a snippet of today's events and then it jumps back to a previous time. This builds suspense as you want to keep reading to find out what's happening.
Each of the four main characters has a deep secret. As Kate is trying to unravel the details of her husband's seemingly unethical world, she desperately tries to keep a lid on her own dark past.
About the Author
Chris Pavone (born 1968) grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Cornell, and was an editor at book-publishing houses in New York for fifteen years. In 2008, he moved with his wife and boys to Luxembourg for two years, before they returned to New York.
I first saw this book at the Hong Kong airport and was intrigued by its title. Back in the US, I read it for a book group and enjoyed it. I thought he did a great job of bringing the reader into Luxembourg and Paris. I read that he's writing another novel and look forward to reading that, too!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, thanks so much for commenting. That must've been the fastest response ever! I thought he did a good job of describing Luxembourg and Paris and I really enjoyed how the story slowly unraveled. I will definitely read his next one!
DeleteHey there! Saw you on Book Blogs! New follower. I've always wanted to visit Hong Kong.
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Hey Alise! Thanks very much for reading, commenting and following! I'm now following you back!! Hong Kong is amazing! I hope you make it here one day as it's well worth a visit :)
DeleteI love a good thriller this one sounds like it going in my tbr thanks for sharing:-)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Thanks for reading and commenting! :)
DeleteAn endorsement by John Grisham and a good review by Laura Besley are great prompts for any reader to go out and buy a copy of "The Expats" ...
ReplyDeleteThat comment made me smile - nicely put!
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