Two Nights in Lisbon: A Novel

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“There’s no such thing as a book you can’t put down, but this one was close.” —Stephen King

“Smart suspense at its very best.”
John Grisham

Tautly wound and expertly crafted, Two Nights in Lisbon is a riveting thriller about a woman under pressure, and how far she will go when everything is on the line.


You think you know a person . . .

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, each time 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—and 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 person she least wants to ask.

Bestselling author Chris Pavone delivers sparkling prose and razor-sharp insights in this stunning and sophisticated thriller. Two Nights in Lisbon will stick with you long after the surprising final page.

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Published May 2, 2023

448 pages

Average rating: 6.49

84 RATINGS

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Amymc713
Mar 09, 2025
6/10 stars
TW: SA This book was too long. I did not love the explicit scenes of the main character’ SA. You can write a woman having a believable mistrust in authority without being explicit about it. I feel the title is misgiving. Not sure what else I would call it. The ending has sat with me for hours now. So as much as I struggled through this book and probably should have DNF it, since finishing the book my fondness for the story increased.
ediehas
Feb 28, 2025
2/10 stars
won this in a goodreads giveaway. really didn’t like anything in this one. twists were either predictable or ridiculous. felt there was a lot of pat on the back about me too références when really it was an eye roll. also way too much casual reference to assault.
alyssahadley
Oct 16, 2023
7/10 stars
quick read. cute. didnt expect the ending
fluffyfloxxy
Sep 08, 2023
6/10 stars
Doesn’t feel like two nights more like two years?
Maddieholmes
Aug 28, 2023
8/10 stars
Content warning for sexual abuse, rape, manipulation, gaslighting, kidnapping, violence, and related topics. I really liked this international thriller. My biggest complaint is the formatting: within the chapter, we jump around to multiple characters and places, and the conversations started to get muddled for me. I liked the political thriller element, I thought it added a lot to the story. Some of the conversations got to be repetitive, but the twist completely surprised me. Overall, I thought this was a great read.

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