The Accident

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Three people will stop at nothing to prevent the publication of a manuscript containing long-buried secrets, from the acclaimed author of The Doorman.

“Unputdownable.”—The New York Times
“A must-read . . . Gripping.”—USA Today
“A taut, bookish thriller.”—People

A ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Is this book worth killing for?

As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel Reed turns the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through its explosive revelations about powerful people, In Copenhagen, CIA operative Hayden Gray, determined that this sweeping story be buried, is suddenly staring down the barrel of a gun. And in Zurich, the author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life, always looking over his shoulder. Over the course of one long, desperate day, these lives collide, placing everything at risk—and everyone in mortal peril.

Captivating, sophisticated, and impossible to put down, The Accident proves once again that Chris Pavone is a true master of suspense.