Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
Book Blurb:
Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone: Ariel Pryce wakes up in Lisbon, alone. Her husband is gone—no warning, no note, not answering his phone. Something is wrong.
She starts with hotel security, then the police, then the American embassy, at each confronting questions she can’t fully answer: What exactly is John doing in Lisbon? Why would he drag her along on his business trip? Who would want to harm him? And why does Ariel know so little about her new—much younger—husband?
The clock is ticking. Ariel is increasingly frustrated and desperate, running out of time, and the one person in the world who can help is the one person she least wants to ask.
My Review: 4 stars
Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone was an action-packed, suspenseful mystery that had enough twists to keep me guessing until the end. This is the first book I’ve read (listened to) by this author and I’m glad I did.
In almost every genre there are a myriad of tropes. This one fell into the missing spouse category. It took me a while to decide if Ariel was a reliable character to believe in or if she was blowing smoke into all the people she encountered. I’ll let you figure that out when you read it.
The plot moved at a great pace, yet the book still seemed too long. I got to the point of wishing we could just solve the mystery already; I’d had enough. Regardless of that, I was satisfied with the ending which is important in this genre. Although the book could’ve taken place in any city, the small glimpses we got of Lisbon were great to visualize.
I look forward to read more form this author.
Quotes I liked:
Sometimes what looks like panic is really rational self-preservation.”
“Nothing is more important to democracy than holding the powerful accountable for their transgressions.”
“Men often try to reframe temper as hysteria, to recast righteousness as overreaction, as hypersensitivity, as irrationality.”
