19 Best fiction books like The Expats by Chris Pavone

Cover of The Expats by Chris  Pavone

The Expats

By: Chris Pavone

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Kate Moore is a working mother, struggling to make ends meet, to raise children, to keep a spark in…

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Cover of Intelligence: A Novel of the CIA by Susan Hasler

1. Intelligence: A Novel of the CIA

By: Susan Hasler

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A team of Intelligence agents try to prevent an impending terrorist attack, but are thwarted by bu… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hasler's Intelligence: A Novel of the CIA book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Blowback (Vanessa Pierson, #1) by Valerie Plame, Sarah Lovett

2. Blowback (Vanessa Pierson, #1)

By: Valerie Plame , Sarah Lovett

3.36

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Introducing Blowback, an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former CIA ops officer Valerie Plam… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Plame's Blowback (Vanessa Pierson, #1) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Expats by Chris  Pavone

3. The Expats

By: Chris Pavone

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Kate Moore is a working mother, struggling to make ends meet, to raise children, to keep a spark in… read more

Similar categories in Chris Pavone's The Expats book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Threat (Dan Lenson, #9) by David Poyer

4. The Threat (Dan Lenson, #9)

By: David Poyer

3.66

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Medal of Honor recipient Dan Lenson has just been assigned to the White House military staff--a dub… read more

Similar categories in David Poyer's The Threat (Dan Lenson, #9) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • thriller
  • fiction

5. The Expatriates

By: Janice Y.K. Lee

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incide… read more

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6. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

Cover of Scavenger Hunt by Chad Boudreaux

7. Scavenger Hunt

By: Chad Boudreaux

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

WHEN JUSTICE IS BLIND, SCAVENGERS DO THE HUNTING Blake Hudson just wants to serve his country we… read more

Similar categories in Chad Boudreaux's Scavenger Hunt book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanat­ical killers?"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"As Blake turned around to continue his walk back to Main Justice, he spotted one of the tourists taking his picture. “Don’t waste your film!"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"Home was the one place he wanted to forget, the place from which he’d run away but never could escape. And, yes, home was the place he’d been instructed to leave—the place where the trouble began and…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"While waiting for her accomplice to gather his equipment, Hensley couldn’t help but think ahead to her next mission. She hadn’t told him. It wasn’t a mission for which she’d volunteered, nor a missio…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

Cover of Black Fire by William Kely McClung

8. Black Fire

By: William Kely McClung

4.29

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Tommy Black is at the crossroads of a brilliant, clandestine career. Lost... without purpose … read more

Similar categories in William Kely McClung's Black Fire book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Okay, sure, he’s a great fucking guy,"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"It was time to start thinking of darker things."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Black once tried to tackle a Humvee head-on. This was worse"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

Cover of Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) by Karl Braungart

9. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

By: Karl Braungart

4.31

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more

Similar categories in Karl Braungart's Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well, here’s the shocker,"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Yes, I never expected to see you!"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

Cover of Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2) by Jeffrey S.  Stephens

10. Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)

By: Jeffrey S. Stephens

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

As Nick Reagan hunts down the terrorist mastermind, The Handler, he uncovers corruption at the high… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey S. Stephens's Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

"Treason is a judgment based wholly on perspective."

-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)

"If you want to debate the morality of war versus terrorism, let’s start with how these conflicts begin."

-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)

"He reached into his jacket pocket, as if looking for a guide book, but pulled out an automatic handgun instead. “Don’t do anything stupid,"

-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)

"He remained quiet, his movements studied. He was still not certain the intruder had gone and, if an attack was coming, he was going to be ready."

-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)

Cover of The Secret Hours by Mick Herron

11. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Secret Hours book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

Cover of Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael    Connelly

12. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Zero Days by Ruth Ware

13. Zero Days

By: Ruth Ware

3.65

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clea… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's Zero Days book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The wall around the perimeter was child's play."

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"... they were just one part of a vast dark web of unseen players ... And yes, they could be fought, maybe some individuals might even be arrested, but you might as well try to prosecute cancer. They …"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"If I shut my eyes, I could picture him... The thought gave me a kind of peace, the idea that he could be out there somewhere-just beyond my reach. But it was a dishonest peace, and I knew that as muc…"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

Cover of The Exchange by John Grisham

14. The Exchange

By: John Grisham

3.69

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a … read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Exchange book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Winning was always fun, but winning with class was far more important."

-John Grisham, The Exchange

Cover of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

15. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

Cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James   McBride

16. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride

4.00

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more

Similar categories in James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Table for Two by Amor Towles

17. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

Similar categories in Amor Towles's Table for Two book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

Cover of The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

18. The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

By: Tana French

4.12

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is… read more

Similar categories in Tana French's The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"She'll bake bread and make jam, because she likes those made her way, but she says she cooked a good meal from scratch every night of her marriage, and now if she wants to live mainly off toasted san…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

"Trey has a bone-deep mistrust of marriage or anything resembling it. She knows that Lena sometimes stays the night at Cal's place, but Lena also has a place of her own, which she can go back to whene…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

Cover of Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

19. Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo… read more

Similar categories in Dan Fesperman's Winter Work book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Alias Emma (Alias Emma, #1) by Ava Glass

20. Alias Emma (Alias Emma, #1)

By: Ava Glass

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this “high-octane spy thriller in the Ian Fleming mold” ( CrimeReads ) , a British spy has twelv… read more

Similar categories in Ava Glass's Alias Emma (Alias Emma, #1) book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Coldest Warrior by Paul Vidich

21. The Coldest Warrior

By: Paul Vidich

3.93

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In 1953, at the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Coldest Warrior book and Chris Pavone's The Expats

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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4.64

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