Chris Pavone (born 1968) is an American author of international thrillers. His first novel, The Expats, was a New York Times bestseller.^[1]

Pavone attended Cornell University. Before writing his first novel, Pavone worked at a number of publishing houses as an editor.^[2] He lived briefly in Luxembourg with his family.^[3][4] He currently lives in New York City with his wife and his two children.^[5]

The Expats, Pavone's debut, was a New York Times bestseller.^[1][6] It was published in March 2012 by Crown.^[7] The Observer described the book as "expertly and intricately plotted, with a story spiralling into disaster and a satisfyingly huge amount of double crossing, [which] certainly doesn't feel like a first novel".^[4] The Expats won the 2013 Edgar Award for best first novel by an American author.^[8][9] It also won the 2013 Anthony Award for best first novel.^[10]

• The Expats (Crown, 2012)^[7]
• The Accident (Crown, March 2014)^[11]
• The Travelers (Crown, March 2016)^[12]
• The Paris Diversion (Crown, May 2019)^[13]
• Two Nights in Lisbon (MCD, 2022)^[14]