The Expats
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4.0 • 23 Ratings
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Publisher Description
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AND ANTHONY AWARDS FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL
'Smart, clever, skilfully plotted.' JOHN GRISHAM
'Bristling with suspense.' PATRICIA CORNWELL
'Cunningly constructed, fiendishly clever.' DAILY EXPRESS
Kate Moore is an expat mum, newly transplanted from Washington D.C. In the cobblestoned streets of Luxembourg, her days are filled with play dates and coffee mornings, her weekends spent in Paris or skiing in the Alps. Kate is also guarding a life-changing secret. As she travels around Europe, she finds herself looking over her shoulder, terrified her past is catching up with her.
As Kate begins to dig into the secrets of those around her, she finds herself buried in layers of deceit so thick they threaten her family, her marriage - and her life.
Readers were gripped by The Expats:
'This is DIFFERENT! It's racy, pacey and un-put-downable and I loved it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Had me hooked . . . I didn't want to put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Compelling - twists and turns kept me wondering who to believe.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of John le Carr and Robert Ludlum will welcome former book editor Pavone's first novel, a meticulously plotted, psychologically complex spy thriller. When Dexter Moore, a financial systems security expert in Washington, D.C., receives a lucrative offer to work for a bank in Luxembourg, his wife, Kate, resigns her position as a CIA operative a job her husband knows nothing about and vows to recreate herself as a devoted wife and mother to their two boys. But Kate soon discovers that computer geek Dexter has been living a secret life as well, and that he may be a thief being investigated by the FBI and Interpol who's stolen millions of euros in online banking transactions. The sheer amount of bombshell plot twists are nothing short of extraordinary, but it's Pavone's portrayal of Kate and her quest to find meaning in her charade of an existence that makes this book such a powerful read.
