Accident (Pavone) - Book Reviews

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With The Accident, [Pavone] matches The Expats's nail-biting level of excitement…The Accident is a thriller about publishing, and if that sounds like an oxymoron, Mr. Pavone is very good at rendering it wildly dramatic…Call Mr. Pavone a reliable new must-read in the world of thrillers
Janet Maslin - New York Times


Marvelous.... The deft plot globetrots and en route provides glamorous locales as well as twisty turns in suspense.
New York Daily News


Smart and stylish.... Thrill-a-minute.... The Accident never stumbles as it confidently and most entertainingly barrels forward toward shocking revelations and a bombshell of a finish.
Chicago Tribune

 
A propulsive A-train of a thrill ride and worthy successor to Pavone’s debut.
Los Angeles Times


The thriller-of-the-year.... Pavone’s characters seem genuine, with some flaws in the good guys and some virtues in the bad guys.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch


A fast-paced, dangerous ride.... That intricate plot [propels you] forward, twisting and turning right up to its final, ultimately satisfying conclusion.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 

Tantalizing.... With terrific surprises and high-quality writing in this engaging thriller.
Associated Press


A sly globetrotting spy thriller that gives new meaning to publish or perish.
Family Circle

A high-wire thriller featuring a Wolfe-ian cast of characters.
Vogue.com


A fast-paced, airport-ready thriller.... Pavone writes well about the politics of modern publishing.
Entertainment Weekly


(Starred review.) 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.... [A] cast of distinctive characters.... Despite the far-fetched conceit, Pavone makes the story credible, and the suspense is palpable.
Publishers Weekly


Pavone's second novel (after his Edgar Award-winning thriller The Expats) follows several people in the publishing industry as they handle a manuscript that promises tremendous personal gain but, as some soon learn, at risk of death.... [An] enengaging thriller, driven by compelling portraits of desperate characters, each of whom will come to wonder if the manuscript in hand is worth the cost. —Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Library Journal


(Starred review.) New York literary agent Isabel Reed plows through an anonymous manuscript in one night and immediately knows two things: The manuscript, a biography of a media mogul, will be a blockbuster, and people will die if word of its existence leaks. [M]any readers will read this one through the night. —Thomas Gaughan
Booklist


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..... Almost everyone physically connected with the manuscript starts getting killed in Charlie's desperate attempt to quash this expose of his past. Pavone knows the formula for a best-seller and keeps the reader turning the pages.
Kirkus Reviews