Chris Pavone grew up in New York City, and attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn and Cornell University, where He majored in government. He worked at a number of publishing houses over nearly two decades, most notably as an editor at Clarkson Potter, where he specialized in cookbooks (he loves to cook). In the late nineties, He also wrote a little book called The Wine Log. He now lives in Greenwich Village and the North Fork of Long Island.
Crooks (2025) Lou Berney "I love these messy rogues and their incompetent capers, I love the richly disparate settings and pitch-perfect eras, I love the ebb-and-flow pacing and the lightning bolts of humor."
The Lost House (2025) Melissa Larsen "A notorious long-ago crime and an unfolding new one converge in the isolated confines of small-town Iceland, in a riveting story that's at once chilling and warmhearted and scary and sexy. A great read."
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne (2024) Ron Currie "The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne is an ambitious novel that revolves around crime but that's really about class, prejudice, addiction, exploitation, war, trauma, loyalty, friendship, and above all about family. A remarkable achievement that's also a deeply enjoyable reading experience on every page."
Tell Me Who You Are (2024) Louisa Luna "This fantastic novel is like going out drinking with your sharpest, sexiest, most dangerous friend, and getting into trouble that's both unexpected and inevitable. Dr. Caroline Strange is a terrific and terrifying protagonist, the interwoven plots lines are propulsive, and the voice is absolutely riveting."
Bay of Thieves (2024) Megan Davis "A timely, gripping, and richly nuanced financial thriller that exposes the Riviera's seedy underbelly, from money laundering and sanctions dodging to human trafficking, in a web of greed and corruption that ensnares everyone unlucky enough to come within the grasp of glamour."
Ilium (2024) Lea Carpenter "Here is the beating heart of a great espionage novel: devious manipulations and moral ambiguity within intimate relationships, with life-or-death consequences. Ilium delivers it all, plus glamorous international settings, complex characters, and sparkling prose. A tremendously satisfying read."
The Helsinki Affair (2023) Anna Pitoniak "The Helsinki Affair has everything: high stakes, mortal peril, moral ambiguity, torn allegiances, tradecraft and subterfuge, love and sex and loneliness, and every type of risk. I can't remember the last time I read such an enjoyable spy novel."
West Heart Kill (2023) Dann McDorman "A thoroughly original suspense novel that hops across elements of the genre - a diabolical locked-room mystery interspersed with a fascinating primer on the form - while always being tremendous fun to read."
Happiness Falls (2023) Angie Kim "Happiness Falls is on the one hand a profound meditation on the meaning of life and the nature of happiness, while on the other hand a riveting mystery replete with suspense."
The Block Party (2023) Jamie Day "THE BLOCK PARTY is a rich, delicious stew of secrets, intrigue, revenge, and murder, with well-drawn characters, sparkling dialogue, and an intricate web of a plot that will have you guessing till the very end."
The Puzzle Master (2023) (Mike Brink, book 1) Danielle Trussoni "An absolute gem of suspense, with a wholly original and unforgettable protagonist, a propulsive plot with diabolic twists, and pure reading pleasure on every page. I loved it."
Panther Gap (2023) James A McLaughlin "An exciting, action-packed suspense novel that's also a book about many other things-about the natural world and its demise, about family fortunes and misfortunes, about the responsibilities we all have to one another, about crime and betrayal and greed and heroism. A remarkable book."
The Lost Americans (2023) Christopher Bollen "A terrific novel, rich in character and wonderfully atmospheric, with a propulsive plot packed with nerve-wracking peril and satisfying twists and reading enjoyment on every single page. I loved it."
The Cover Wife (2021) (Claire Saylor) Dan Fesperman "A terrific book combining the gripping immediacy of a present-day murder mystery with the high-stakes sexy intrigue of a Cold War espionage thriller."
When the Stars Go Dark (2021) Paula McLain "Paula McLain, already established as the master of the historical novel, now explodes into crime fiction with a richly satisfying, tremendously moving mystery--haunting, poignant, lyrical, urgent."
Love and Theft (2020) Stan Parish "This terrific page-turner has it all: wonderful characters, frenetic pace, blood-curdling tension, cinematic action, and hugely satisfying twists. Highly recommended."
The Never Game (2019) (Colter Shaw, book 1) Jeffery Deaver "Jeffery Deaver is a one of our most exciting storytellers, and The Never Game pulls off the remarkable feat of intertwining a devilish plot with unforgettable characters, fascinating disquisitions with propulsive action, every element conspiring to make it almost impossible to not turn the page. I absolutely loved it."
The Banker's Wife (2018) Cristina Alger "A knockout of an international thriller, with glamorous lives on collision courses with high-stakes crime and high-level politics through the corridors of power in Europe and America. Plus, Alger accomplishes the remarkable in making even Geneva seem exciting."
Liar's Candle (2018) August Thomas "August Thomas is a fresh, exciting new voice in international thrillers."
Need to Know (2018) Karen Cleveland "Need to Know carves out a uniquely compelling space among thrillers: high-stakes international intrigue combined with high-drama domestic suspense. These richly overlapping layers of tension create a fast-paced, relentlessly gripping read."
A Map of the Dark (2018) (Searchers , book 1) Karen Ellis (Katia Lief) "A terrific novel, wonderfully written, richly populated, and utterly gripping from start to finish."
The Dying Game (2017) Asa Avdic "A deliciously creepy novel revolving around a terrific paradigm shift: The job you think you’re doing? That’s not the job you’re really doing."
What She Saw (2017) Gerard Stembridge "A fast paced romp through the streets of Paris, with menace lurking in surprising quarters, and some terrific twists."
Say Nothing (2017) Brad Parks "Say Nothing is tremendously satisfying, packed with engaging characters and surprising plot twists and a furious build of tension until its gut-wrenching pay-off."
What You Don't Know (2017) JoAnn Chaney "Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humour to boot; this book has it all."
The Passenger (2016) Lisa Lutz "A sharp, clever, and utterly compelling thriller about a woman running from the mistakes and misfortunes of her past. Terrific."
The Killing Lessons (2015) (Valerie Hart, book 1) Saul Black (Glen Duncan) "If you want to ruin a perfectly good weekend with a gut-wrenching, spine-tingling, deeply disturbing, edge-of-the-seat-thrilling crime novel, The Killing Lessons is your ticket. Beware."
The Kind Worth Killing (2015) (Henry Kimball, book 1) Peter Swanson "Filled with double-timers and double-crossers, cold-eyed stalkers and cold-blooded murderers, The Kind Worth Killing paints a riveting, disturbing picture of marriage gone horribly awry, with no shortage of startling surprises. If you're engaged to get married, by all means read something else."
Night Heron (2014) (Philip Mangan, book 1) Adam Brookes "Night Heron is a wonderfully cinematic novel -- I felt myself visually transported into every scene, watching the action unfold -- that also immersed me in the sounds and smells and feel of China, all the while telling a rich, complex espionage story. A remarkable accomplishment."
(b.1968)
