Chris Pavone (born 1968) is an American author. His first novel, The Expats, was a New York Times bestseller. His 2025 novel, The Doorman, was an AP bestseller.
Pavone attended Cornell University. Before writing his first novel, Pavone worked at a number of publishing houses as an editor. He lived briefly in Luxembourg with his family. He currently lives in New York City with his wife and his two children.
The Expats, Pavone's debut, was a New York Times bestseller. It was published in March 2012 by Crown. The Observer described the book as "expertly and intricately plotted, with a story spiralling into disaster and a satisfyingly huge amount of double crossing, [which] certainly doesn't feel like a first novel". The Expats won the 2013 Edgar Award for best first novel by an American author. It also won the 2013 Anthony Award for best first novel.