Overview

Chicky Diaz stands on his little patch of the earth, the clean quiet sidewalk in front of the Bohemia Apartments, thinking: there sure are a lot of great places to kill someone in this city. Chicky is a doorman at New York City’s world-famous apartment block, housing celebrities, financiers and the cultural elite. Gathered in its basement, the almost entirely Black and Hispanic staff is reeling. Just a few miles away, a Black man has been killed by the police, leading to a long night of violence across the city. But these rising tensions aren’t what most concern Chicky. There’s more going on within the rooms of the Bohemia than anyone’s aware of. In fact, ahead of tonight’s shift, he bought a gun even before he knew of the rising pandemonium. Tonight, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed – and lives will be lost. A thriller about a city set to boil over that explores themes of class, privilege, sex, and murder from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats. 'It is June, but I am confident I can safely say that this is my favourite book of 2025.' 5* Reader Review 'Boy, what a book... Essential reading.' 5* Reader Review 'Fantastic! This is my first book by Chris Pavone. It will not be my last.' 5* Reader Review 'I've enjoyed Chris Pavone's other books, but this one is the best yet.' 5* Reader Review 'A mesmerising unforgettable story.' 5* Reader Review Praise for THE DOORMAN 'A state-of-the-city novel, a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York at a singularly strange moment.' New York Times 'Sensationally good.' Lee Child 'The kind of novel that wins book awards.' Stephen King 'Near perfect.' John Grisham 'Smart, twisty, and sharply written.' Karin Slaughter 'Moves at breakneck speed... to its shocking conclusion.' Jenny Jackson

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Sensationally good, wise, wry and perceptive - this era's great state-of-the-city novel, up there with the very best of Tom Wolfe and Jay McInerney. -- Lee Child Smart, twisty, and sharply written, The Doorman is hard to put down and harder to forget. A delight. -- Karin Slaughter Like the New York City subway, Chris Pavone’s novel moves at breakneck speed, twisting and turning, jostling together those who might otherwise live worlds apart, intertwining their secrets, their private heartaches, and their fates as The Doorman hurdles to its shocking conclusion. -- Jenny Jackson Delivers a lacerating, Tom Wolfe–worthy dissection of Manhattan society in the post-Covid era... Page-turning from the opening paragraph to its killer finale * Publishers Weekly, starred review * A near perfect blend of clever plotting, wicked social commentary, irresistible setting, truly memorable characters, and old-fashioned page-turning fun. -- John Grisham Chris Pavone has always been good, but this novel is way better than good. The kind of novel that wins book awards. Cynical, tender, sharp, dense, funny, and loaded with inside dope about how New York works (and how it doesn’t). The Doorman is a Bonfire of the Vanities for the 21st century. He gives it to both sides of the culture wars, and with both smoking barrels. -- Stephen King A state-of-the-city novel, a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York at a singularly strange moment…With its laser-sharp satire, its delicious set pieces in both rich and poor neighbourhood… and its portrait of a restive city torn apart by inequality, resentment and excess, The Doorman naturally invites comparison to The Bonfire of the Vanities… With his eye for absurdity and ear for nuance, he seems as if he’s writing not from some elevated place high above the city, but from within it… all of it accelerates into a tour de force ending. * New York Times *

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Chris Pavone is the New York Times bestselling author of The Expats, winner of the Edgar and Anthony awards for best first novel, as well as The Accident, The Travelers, The Paris Diversion and Two Nights in Lisbon. He was a book editor for nearly two decades, and lives in New York City with his family. His work has been translated into two-dozen languages.

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