The Paris Diversion, Chris Pavone
The Paris Diversion, Chris Pavone
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The Paris Diversion

Author: Chris Pavone

Narrator: Mozhan Marnò

Unabridged: 12 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2019

Synopsis

In this “deliciously twisty” (The Wall Street Journal) thriller with “the most clever plot twist of the year” (The Washington Post), expat Kate Moore discovers that a massive terror attack on Paris is not what it seems—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Doorman.

“[The Paris Diversion is] thriller writing at its absolute best . . . with echoes of Graham Greene and John le Carré.”—Jeffery Deaver

American expat Kate Moore drops her kids at the international school, makers her rounds of chores, and meets her husband Dexter at their regular café: a leisurely start to a normal day.

Across the Siene, tech CEO Hunter Forsyth stands on his balcony, wondering why his police escort just departed, and frustrated that his cell service has cut out.

And on the nearby rue de Rivoli, Mahmoud Khalid climbs out of an electrician’s van, elbows his way into the crowded courtyard of the world’s largest museum, and removes his windbreaker.

That’s when people start to scream.

About Chris Pavone

Chris Pavone is the author of The Paris Diversion, The Travelers, The Accident, and The Expats. His novels have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal; have won both the Edgar and Anthony awards; are in development for film and television; and have been translated into two dozen languages. Chris grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Cornell, and worked as a book editor for nearly two decades. He lives in New York City and on the North Fork of Long Island with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patricia on April 13, 2019

I loved, loved THE PARIS DIVERSION, an unrelenting action and espionage thriller! Kate Moore is a perfect main character who is an American ex-pat living in Paris. Everything starts when an apparent terrorist with a dirty bomb stations himself outside of the Louvre. I highly recommend this novel!......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on May 07, 2019

The Paris Diversion is the second thriller in the Kate Moore series and much like its predecessor it is thoroughly packed to the rafters with action, so much so that it gets quite difficult to grab a moment to breathe and consider how the pieces all combine into the bigger picture. It really is non-......more

Goodreads review by Ash on April 22, 2019

I was incredibly excited for this book. I absolutely loved The Expats. I loved the character of Kate, the setting, all the twists and intrigue. So i was very excited when i heard that there would be a sequel starring Kate. And then i didn't like it. We meet up with Kate after some time has passed fr......more

Goodreads review by Andy on June 15, 2019

I received this book free from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. The blurb on the front cover says it’s smart and suspenseful. But the novel starts with the moronic pseudo-word metropoli (for the plural of metropolis) on the first page, so it’s not that smart. As far as suspenseful goes, th......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 25, 2019

The Paris Diversionis author Chris Pavone's follow-up to his 2012 debut, The Expats. In The Expats, we meet Kate Moore, a former secret agent now living a life of domestic boredom as a wife and mother while her husband engages in some shady high finance dealings. The book is terrific and tense......more

Quotes

“The most clever plot twist of the year.”—The Washington Post

“Chris Pavone's The Paris Diversion is the best espionage novel I've read this year. Smart, sophisticated and suspenseful, this is Pavone's finest novel to date—and that's saying something.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fool Me Once

“I nominate Kate Moore, the protagonist of Chris Pavone’s sizzling new thriller The Paris Diversion, for patron saint of working wives and mothers everywhere.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

“I tore through The Paris Diversion, completely caught up in the thrilling story of one remarkable day in Paris. With its twisting, high-stakes plot, all-too-human characters, and unrelenting tension, I couldn’t read it fast enough! I absolutely loved it—highly recommended!”—Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

“A fast-paced and heartfelt thriller set in the world of espionage and terrorism that echoes the best of John le Carré.”—Associated Press

“Pavone’s timely new thriller spins through 12 hours and multiple voices to a startling conclusion.”—BBC Culture

“Thriller writing at its absolute best. With echoes of Graham Greene and John le Carré, Pavone’s novel accomplishes that rare feat of being both a nonstop adventure ride and a smart, stylish and compelling meditation on family, courage, responsibilities, and the relationships we create, for good and bad, throughout our lives. The Paris Diversion does far more than divert; it grips us from the very beginning and doesn’t let go.”—Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Cutting Edge

“[A] fast-paced thriller . . . shelve alongside le Carré, Forsyth, and other masters of foreign intrigue.”—Kirkus Reviews

“As full of fast-paced twists and turns as a great car chase, you will race through Chris Pavone’s new book. This is a thrilling story of international intrigue set in my favorite city in the word—Paris. I loved it!!”—Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa, New York Times bestselling author and TV Host

“Sleek, cunning and breakneck, Chris Pavone’s The Paris Diversion sweeps you into its frenetic rhythms from its first pages. With a sprawling cast of characters, with its scissoring plot twists, and especially with Kate—as rich and complicated a hero as you could hope for—it keeps you returning for more and more. A knockout.”—Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand and You Will Know Me

“Chris Pavone is a master craftsman. A natural storyteller. Whether we’re being driven around Paris in a car trunk or walking through the Luxembourg Gardens, his descriptions leap off the page. The Paris Diversion is a terrific read.”—Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of the Red Sparrow trilogy

“An ingenious, engrossing sequel to an ingenious, engrossing original. If only all follow-ups were this good.”—John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Parker thriller series

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