The Accident: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Three people will stop at nothing to prevent the publication of a manuscript containing long-buried secrets, from the acclaimed author of The Doorman.

"Unputdownable."-The New York Times
"A must-read . . . Gripping."-USA Today
"A taut, bookish thriller."-People

A ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Is this book worth killing for?

As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel Reed turns the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through its explosive revelations about powerful people, In Copenhagen, CIA operative Hayden Gray, determined that this sweeping story be buried, is suddenly staring down the barrel of a gun. And in Zurich, the author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life, always looking over his shoulder. Over the course of one long, desperate day, these lives collide, placing everything at risk-and everyone in mortal peril.

Captivating, sophisticated, and impossible to put down, The Accident proves once again that Chris Pavone is a true master of suspense.