Chris Pavone

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Chris Pavone (born July 23, 1968) is an American novelist. He has written two novels, The Expats and The Accident,[1] and the non-fiction book The Wine Log: A Journal And Companion (Lyons Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1558216860).

Pavone's first novel, The Expats, won the 2013 Edgar Award for best first novel by an American author.[2]

Before being a best-selling author, he worked at a number of publishing houses.

He lives in New York City with his wife, Madeline McIntosh, and his two children.[1]

Chris graduated Midwood High School, and then from Cornell University in 1989.[3]

Chris won an Edgar Award for The Expats.

The Expats

The Expats was not only a New York Times bestseller, but also an international bestseller. It was printed in twenty different languages. It has a major movie deal placed, with CBS films. The Expats was released in March 2012.

Published by Crown.

The Accident

The Accident is printed in a number of languages, but has no movie deal. It was also a instant best-seller. The Accident was released in March, 2014.

Published by Crown.

The Travelers

The Travelers will come out in March, 2016. Even though it has not been published yet, it already has a movie deal with DreamWorks.

Published by Crown.

References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Pavone - author of The Expats". chrispavone.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn. "Awards this week: Edgars, Ellies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chris Pavone - author of The Expats". chrispavone.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.


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