Expats

A Novel

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Chris Pavone: Expats (2013, Random House Publishing Group)

368 pages

English language

Published Feb. 8, 2013 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-7704-3572-1
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5 stars (3 reviews)

Een ex-CIA-agente heeft haar verleden verzwegen voor haar man, die ze samen met hun twee kinderen is gevolgd naar Luxemburg, waar hij als IT-er werkt voor een bank; tenminste, dat denkt zij.

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A very twisty tale, told in different time frames - starting with an unexpected and unwanted meeting in Paris, flashing back to a time when a couple have settled with two small boys in Luxembourg where Dexter has a job in security for financial institutions and Kate is adjusting to life after being a CIA field operative. When they meet a couple who Kate suspects are not who they pretend to be, she begins to wonder if his job is really a cover story for something else. She also wonders whether she'll ever tell him what she used to do - and why she quit. (That adds a third chronological layer.) The story is well-told and moves slowly and deliberately as deceptions and double-crosses pile up. Very cerebral with tender touches. The author does a good job of conveying without dwelling on it the affection Kate feels for her two …

Subjects

  • Fiction, espionage
  • Fiction, thrillers, general
  • Europe, fiction