Written in action movie format, short chapters move the reader from character to character building the plot, finding out what the accident was and how it pl. Author Chris Pavone describes a main character in “The Accident” as being more like a fast-food hamburger than a four-star meal. Seems to me that’s a pretty good way to talk about Pavone’s latest thriller, a somewhat tasty morsel, but without a whole lot of substance, nuance or lasting flavor/5(). · Pavone follows up his best-selling novel, The Expats (), with another thriller featuring some of the same characters. The action here involves a manuscript entitled The Accident, which threatens to bring down a media empire owned by Charlie Wolfe, who now aspires to a political career. While in college, Charlie had a night of drunken revelry, and he and his friend Dave, the sober .
Gripping, sophisticated, layered, and impossible to put down, The Accident proves once again that Chris Pavone is a true master of suspense. -- Publisher's description -- Publisher's description Discussion Questions. Written in action movie format, short chapters move the reader from character to character building the plot, finding out what the accident was and how it pl. "Chris Pavone is the new best thing. The Accident proves the promise of The Expats. It is as intelligent and timely as it is relentless and gripping. Pavone is going to be around for a long time and now is the time to jump on the train." — MICHAEL CONNELLY "A propulsive A-train of a thrill ride." — LOS ANGELES TIMES.
Author Chris Pavone describes a main character in “The Accident” as being more like a fast-food hamburger than a four-star meal. Seems to me that’s a pretty good way to talk about Pavone’s latest thriller, a somewhat tasty morsel, but without a whole lot of substance, nuance or lasting flavor. The New York Times - Janet Maslin. ★ 12/23/ The contents of The Accident, a manuscript submission by an anonymous author, shock New York literary agent Isabel Reed, the heroine of Pavone's high-wire thriller—his second novel after 's well-received The Expats. March 5, Chris Pavone managed to turn his experience in book editing and living in Luxembourg into an Edgar-winning spy novel, “The Expats.”. With “The Accident,” he matches that.
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