Paperback. Pub Date :2012-11-01 Language: English Publisher: Faber and Faber The international thriller that Patricia Cornwell says is bristling with suspense about an American abroad who finds herself in complex web of intrigue.Can We Ever Escape Our SecretsKate Moore is a working mother. struggling to make ends meet. to raise children. to keep a spark in her marriage ... and to maintain an increasingly unbearable life-defining secret. So when her husband is offered a lucrative job in Luxembourg. she jumps at the chance to leave behind her double-life. to start anew.She begins to reinvent herself as an expat. finding her way in a language she doesn't speak. doing the housewifely things she's never before done-playdates and coffee mornings . daily cooking and never-ending laundry. Meanwhile. her husband works incessantly. at a job Kate has never understood. for a banking cli...
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"Sly. . . . Pavone strengthens this book with a string of head-spinning revelations in its last pages. . . . The tireless scheming of all four principals truly exceeds all sane expectations." --"The New York Times" "Bombshell-a-minute. . . . Pavone creates a fascinating, complicated hero." --"Entertainment Weekly" "A gripping spy drama and an artful study of the sometimes cat-and-mouse game of marriage." --"Family Circle" "Smartly executed. . . . Pavone is full of sharp insights into the parallels between political espionage and marital duplicity. . . . Thoroughly captivating." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Superb. . . . [Pavone] expertly draws readers along with well-timed clues and surprises. . . . An engineering marvel." --"Richmond Times-Dispatch" "Expertly and intricately plotted, with a story spiraling into disaster and a satisfyingly huge amount of double-crossing, "The Expats" certainly doesn't feel like a first novel. This is an impressively assured entry to the thriller scene." --"The Guardian "(London) "Refreshingly original. . . . Part Ludlum in the pacing, part Le Carre in the complexity of story and character, but mostly Chris Pavone. . . . A thriller so good that you wonder what other ideas [Pavone] has up his cloak, right alongside the obligatory dagger." --"The Star-Ledger" "Amazing. . . . Impossible to put down. . . . Pavone invokes memories of the great writers of spy fiction of the past, and he has the chops to be mentioned with the best of them." --Associated Press "A blast. . . . Pavone is spinning a fantastic tale with action that spans the globe." --"Dallas Morning News" "Highly entertaining." --"Mystery Scene" "Thoroughly enjoyable." --"Suspense" Magazine "Hard to put down." --"San Francisco Bay Guardian" "Stunningly assured. . . . An intricate, suspenseful plot that is only resolved in the final pages." --"Booklist" (starred review) "Brilliant, i
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We can't escape our secrets... Discover the international thriller for summer 2012!
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0571279155
- ISBN 13 9780571279159
- BindingPaperback
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