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Earl
Earl asked Chris Pavone:

Having spent some time in Luxembourg myself, I particularly enjoyed THE EXPATS. Can you share some thoughts on how living in a foreign country might have contributed to your effectiveness as a mystery and thriller writer?

Chris Pavone At age forty, I left my hometown and my career to follow my wife’s job abroad, leaving behind much of my identity in the move. I was no longer a New York book editor; I was a trailing spouse, a stay-at-home parent to twin preschoolers, an American in a French/German/Luxembourgish-speaking country. I was forced to look at the world through a completely different lens, and I realized that a lot of people go through similar transformations, needing to reinvent themselves in middle age. I wanted to try to capture a certain version of that experience, where the foreign-ness of suddenly being at home with little children is amplified by the foreign-ness of suddenly moving to a foreign country, both factors contributing to levels of alienation and loneliness that might drive someone crazy—and might drive the plot of a novel. I don’t know if this made me particularly effective in the crime-fiction genre, but it did give me an unusual experience to write about, and a fresh perspective from which to write.
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Leslie Fisher
Leslie Fisher asked Chris Pavone:

I think I saw some foreshadowing at the end of THE ACCIDENT for a sequel...can you reveal if that's a possibility you are thinking about? Enjoyed the book very much!

Musa Kayrak
Musa Kayrak asked Chris Pavone:

I enjoyed reading Expats a lot as a former Eurocrat from Luxembourg. I feel like you would be an outstanding dystopian writer. Have you ever thought of writing a dystopian novel with a technology focus? Just wonder. Regards

A Goodreads user
A Goodreads user asked Chris Pavone:

How was your association with your publisher established? Did you have multiple alternatives or choices? Did you get a royalty or is therea difference or in conteact based upon geography, e.g. domestic or international, or media type, e.g. trade paper back, hard cover , paper back, electronic or audio? Are there any contract clauses or sales targets which enable either party to terminate the long term obligations?

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