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    The Travelers: A Novel

    Written by Chris Pavone

    Narrated by Paul Michael

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    A pulse-racing international thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Expats and The Accident

    It's 3:00am. Do you know where your husband is?

    Meet Will Rhodes: travel writer, recently married, barely solvent, his idealism rapidly giving way to disillusionment and the worry that he's living the wrong life. Then one night, on assignment for the award-winning Travelers magazine in the wine region of Argentina, a beautiful woman makes him an offer he can't refuse. Soon Will's bad choices-and dark secrets-take him across Europe, from a chateau in Bordeaux to a midnight raid on a Paris mansion, from a dive bar in Dublin to a mega-yacht in the Mediterranean and an isolated cabin perched on the rugged cliffs of Iceland. As he's drawn further into a tangled web of international intrigue, it becomes clear that nothing about Will Rhodes was ever ordinary, that the network of deception ensnaring him is part of an immense and deadly conspiracy with terrifying global implications-and that the people closest to him may pose the greatest threat of all.

    It's 3:00am. Your husband has just become a spy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 8, 2016
    ISBN9780147526601
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    The Travelers: A Novel
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    Chris Pavone

    Chris Pavone is the author of The Paris Diversion, The Travelers, The Accident, and The Expats. His novels have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal; have won both the Edgar and Anthony awards; are in development for film and television; and have been translated into two dozen languages. Chris grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Cornell, and worked as a book editor for nearly two decades. He lives in New York City and on the North Fork of Long Island with his family.

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    • 3/5
      Spies in the publishing world, who knew!! I was confused to the very end and am still pondering who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. Does the CIA do stuff like this?
    • 3/5
      Its almost like Chris Pavone is trying to start a whole new genre of travel-espionage. Wait, did I read that already? I loved "The Expats"; I like these books precisely because of the exotic locations and fabulously unlikely double lives their characters lead. They really do read like 'come and get me' pleas for a major movie house to pick up the script. This one felt a bit too contrived for my tastes. I read on, almost incredulous, at the twists and turns in the plot. I quite enjoyed the central character, Will. But Malcolm, Elle...not the usual sharpness, and absurdly far-fetched. The escapism is sometimes exactly what I'm looking for. Just felt this one could have been a bit less 'out there' in terms of credibility and was hoping for a bit more depth. "The Expats" challenged me, alas, this one did not. Enjoyable nonetheless, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up Pavone's next book, and devour it on a long flight or a holiday.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book, although not quite as much as The Expats. The plot was dizzying in the way it circulated among the characters and the possibilities didn't have a lot of elbow room - things were wrapped up rather obviously. However, one of the review quotes on the cover called it "Hitchcockian" and I can imagine the story becoming a very interesting movie along that line.
    • 5/5
      I wish to thank LibraryThing for the opportunity of receiving an Advance Reader's Copy of this book. I ordinarily do not read international spy thriller type books, so needless to say I was more than pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The pace of the story reminded me of a train. It started a little slow as the cast of characters were being set up; then, like the train it started getting faster and faster until by the end it was barreling down the track at breakneck speed. Throughout the whole story you do not know who anybody really is. You do not know the bad guys from the good guys. The only character that you know for certain to be a good guy is the star, Will Rhodes, and he is running for his life from everybody. Just like Will, you just do not know who is who. This was a excellent thriller, full of lots of suspense. The story was brilliantly written by author Chris Pavone, with fleshed out characters, lots of twists and turns, and lots of adventures that take place all over the world. I certainly will read more by this talented author.
    • 4/5
      A fun, well-paced international spy thriller that moves relentlessly between Europe and the US, with a reluctant "spy" at the center of a mysterious conspiracy. It was a bit slow to get going, but once it did, the pace kept me turning the pages, and the twists and turns kept me guessing, second-guessing, and third-guessing myself. Good fun.
    • 4/5
      Will Rhodes is a travel journalist for the magazine Travelers. His wife Chloe used to work for the same company but has changed jobs. Their home is a money pit and they are unsuccessful in trying to have a child. While on assignment, he is almost seduced by a beautiful Australian journalist but stops himself. When she appears again, this time in Argentina, he succumbs and is then blackmailed by her and an associate to work for the CIA. He is reluctant at first but doesn't want to ruin his marriage and he needs the money. And since he only as to track down Americans living abroad and interview them, it didn't seem so difficult. But soon communication between he and Chloe breaks down and he begins to wonder if he is truly working for the CIA. This is a fast paced cat and mouse thriller, where the characters are fully developed and it had me wondering who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. As the story goes from country to country and the climatic ending in Iceland, I can say it a very good read.
    • 2/5
      I really did try to read the book. Put it down, the picked it up again in hopes that would work like it has in the past...Would get into one character story line... then there was a change and I would get lost all over again.
    • 4/5
      Why and how do spies spy? This book is about a journalist, a journalist who writes about other places for a famous travel magazine based in NY. He is married to another journalist and he is up to his eyes in debt. He is the target of a honey-trap to get him to spy for an organisation, but what is the organisation? who is behind it? will he ever know... more to the point will the reader ever know! The plot twists and turns, doubles-back on itself before moving sideways. However the thing I took from the book was that spying is WORK and has all the ups and downs that anyone has when doing a job. I swithered between 3.5* and 4*, but gave it 4 as it kept me intrigued all the way.
    • 4/5
      This is a well written, enjoyable read. Derring-do goings on at a travel agency.
    • 4/5
      Liars and lies are the foundation of tis story. One is never sure who is telling the truth or is lying. It is a very completicated story but one that I enjoyed very much. This review is late to LibraryThing for I wanted to read the second book "The Accident" before I read this one. I do not wish to ruin anyone enjoyment of this book by saying too much but I am sure others may, just read the accident first and be alert in this book. A well written fast=paced action book that will keep you reading to the end
    • 2/5
      I really really tried to like this book. I feel like I can read just about anything if it is written well enough, but not this. ***WARNING- spoilers ahead!!!***The writing style was not the problem, but rather the pace. I think that the author is a good writer but gets carried away in long and drawn out descriptions- details that seem hardly relevant to the plot. I believe this is what makes the plot move at such a slow pace. You really have to read past the first 100 pages to see any development or change of pace, and that just won't work for most people especially in the so-called "thriller" genre. I sincerely tried since I received a copy of the book back in April but could not make myself finish it.My other problem with this story is that I feel as though the characters are not even likeable. The story starts off with the main character cheating on his wife, and then he lets the government blackmail him into playing spy so she won't find out instead of coming clean about it. I know that in a real life situation most people do get caught instead of telling the truth about what happened, but it doesn't make you like a cheater any more, even if he's a fictional character. I also thought he seemed kind of like an idiot. With that being said, I'm not sure why the suits would want someone like that even if he supposedly has access to all of these special events and places that few people get to go- find someone else! I also feel that the men that Will Rhodes works with at Travelers all seem misogynistic, and the so-called government agents aren't loaded with personality either. It's also pretty bad when I don't even feel sorry for the the wife being cheated on by a lustful dirtbag husband because she is also unlikeable. The only thing that I can say is that the scenes depicted throughout the book keep it interesting though it's still hard to get through because of the slow pace and overzealous descriptions. If you would like to read a fast-paced thriller, don't waste your time. If you're content with reading at a snail's pace then this might be the book for you! The writing isn't terrible- sometimes it's just too much. I thought they had people helping out before publishing a story for this reason- to help reign in any unnecessary crap that makes everything boring (or just bad) to normal people. I think the author shows a lot of promise, but this book leaves a lot to be desired. I would check out his writing in the future, but for now he leaves room for improvement.
    • 2/5
      This book is an odd mix. Descriptions of travel, restaurants, clothes, and fancy hotel rooms mimic the style of a luxury magazine, which is fitting because the main character writes for a travel magazine--a fact central to the plot. The plot itself is a spy story but lacks suspense and thrills. The main character, Will, is kind of a drip. He's too much of a perfectionist to furnish his house. He cheats on his wife but then is mopey about it. He gets duped, kind of a lot. Chloe, his wife, is a more intriguing character, but her part in the story is frustratingly vague. In fact she got up to more than a novel's worth of spy stuff, but we only see a few brief scenes. I'm _almost_ hoping there will be a sequel that tells her story.
    • 5/5
      The Travelers is a thriller worthy of the designation. The novel is told from a variety of viewpoints, but our main character, Will Rhodes, is a travel writer, staying at swanky hotels, dining at exclusive restaurants, and visiting out of the way places. He has a wife, who used to also work for the magazine that employs Will, and they are renovating a brownstone in Brooklyn, a project that is a bigger money pit than they had imagined.Will's life becomes complicated when he meets a beautiful Australian writer named Elle at a wine dinner. He is amazed by the chemistry between them, but he resists the temptation to be unfaithful to Chloe, falling prey to only on kiss. Relations between Will and Chloe are strained, and when Will meets up with the Australian beauty again, he succumbs to her charms. Almost immediately he discovers that her name is not Elle, she is not Australian, and she's not a writer. Instead she is involved in espionage and is using Will's affair with her to (caught on video) to blackmail him into working for her as a spy. This is where things become truly suspenseful. The magazine Will works for is also involved in espionage, and another narrator, "the American man" is obviously also linked to spying in some way. Who are the good guys? What will the repercussions be of Will's spying? Will he survive? The Travelers keeps you turning the pages to find out. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I'd highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys the suspense or thriller genre.
    • 4/5
      I've read and enjoyed Chris Pavone's previous two books, his award winning debut novel, The Expats and The Accident.His latest book is The Travelers.Travelers is a travel/lifestyle magazine. It has correspondents (travelers) traipsing across the globe writing and experiencing. And some of those correspondents are carrying out their other assignments. For you see, Travelers Magazine is a front for a spy organization.Will doesn't know that. He only knows that his boss asks him to drop off sealed envelopes on certain trips. But on a trip to Argentina, Will makes a bad decision - he sleeps with a beautiful woman who turns out to be more than a one night stand. To protect his marriage, he agrees to her terms. And he is thrust into a different web of international intrigue. Who works for who? Who is legit? Government sanctioned? Rogues? Demands and tension ratchet up as competing organizations cross paths.Pavone incorporates his own experience into his books. He's a former book editor and has lived abroad for years. He does the international/espionage thing very well. I enjoyed the premise and thought it was quite clever. What better cover than a person paid to travel and write about it? But it took me a bit to finish the book - I found myself getting bogged down and losing interest. The same thing seemed to happen more than once, just in a different setting. The random sexual scenes thrown in seemed gratuitous. I wanted a quicker paced read than the slow pace The Travelers was offering. I did finish the novel and appreciated the plotting, but this one was just an okay read for me.
    • 4/5
      3.5 stars. A big thanks to LibraryThing for an ARC copy.Will Rhodes is a writer for Travelers magazine, traveling all over the world for stories that will lead tourists to all the best hotels, restaurants, and hidden gems. Will's wife Chloe has worked there too but now her job has her travelling less often. The point is, the couple hardly ever see each other and time differences prevent them from connecting on the phone. Chloe really has no idea what Will is up to while gone; but we readers know, and he is hiding many details from her and from his employer. Will also has no idea what Chloe is up to, and mostly, neither do we. Well, we can speculate. We also must speculate about the other main characters and what they're all about. Speculating can be fun. My imaginings for everyone were all over the place.Even though I read this over a couple of weeks time, I was still able to stay very interested in it and what was in store for Will and Chloe. Will they be able to hold it together, finish rehabbing their house, and be happy? Or will all their secrets and mistrust be their undoing? The plot was intense in parts and many little side stories pop up, making you wonder how they'll be connected in the end. Trust me, it's not overly complicated, and even fun. Some of the reveals at the end were obvious while others were pulled out of thin air. I enjoyed it despite the few coincidences and unlikely outcomes. Reminded me a great deal of his book The Expats, and also of the movie Mr and Mrs Smith.
    • 3/5
      I got this as an advance reader copy. I don't want to give it a bad review. I just think it wasn't my cup of tea. I'm going to pass it on to someone who I think will enjoy it.
    • 4/5
      The movie is going to be really good. Not sure if there is going to be a movie but there should because this story is written just like a one. Lots of characters some really fleshed out and some we don't even get their name and only appear for just a few lines. The story is all over the place, literally all over the place since it's called The Travelers and follows a man who writes for a travel magazine. The spy/covert agency angle of who are they and who's the bad guys and who's the good guys plays just like a movie all the way to the "you can see it coming a mile away" ending. Which ends once again just like a movie. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. It's actually a pretty good story for the most part and quite adventuress and exciting. Great summer time read plus when the movie comes out you can say oh yeah I read that book and you won't believe what's going to happen. You now how the husband in Gone Girl just had the worst luck and it just kept happening, same for our husband here except here you can pretty much figure how it's going to go. I did recieve this book as an Early Reviewer.
    • 5/5
      I got this as an Early Review book from Library Thing. Giving it five stars for it's genre, suspense and mystery. I have read a few other Chris Pavone books so I was excited for his newest. Pavone writes the best of the suspense genre, fully developed characters with unusual plots that keep you turning pages till the last one. I always feel a little bit sad when I'm done with his latest....now I'll have to wait for his next!
    • 4/5
      Will Rhodes is an international travel writer - the sights, the food, the drink, the temptations...oh the temptations. He is married to another travel writer who left the friendly skies so that one of them would be home but what Will doesn't realize is that Chloe might not be quietly sitting at home. When Will acts impulsively on one of those many temptations his life is thrown out of whack. Who can he trust and how can he get off the hamster wheel of lies and deceit become the important questions. Did he just get recruited into the CIA? I see Brad and Angelina in the screen version of this powerful thriller in glorious locations all over the world. It is a game of cat and mouse in this world of double agents, deceit and secrets for hire. No one is who they say they are, no one is telling the truth and no one is innocent - they are just travelers.
    • 4/5
      If you like thrillers (and I do) I think you will enjoy reading "The Travelers". It has CIA agents (or are they rogue agents, or perhaps fake agents?), fast-paced action, Russian oligarchs, digital watchdogs tracking every movement of their targets, assassins, betrayals, plot twists and - well, you get the picture. But it is not just a routine spy novel. Along the way, the author blends in comments on marriage, income equality, the way social media and electronic devices are changing all our lives, corporate greed and other interesting insights into what our world has become, all in a way that does not interfere in any way with his story-telling, but in fact enhances it. It also gives quick views of various international locales, including Paris, Basque country, Italy, Argentina, Sweden and Iceland. I found the book so entertaining that I intend to find and read the author's two earlier novels. And, if you think that the ending leaves a hint of mystery in the air, perhaps that suggests a sequel using some of the same characters. If indeed that occurs, I will be looking forward to that book too.P.S. I wrote my review first, then scanned others' contributions. It seems I am not the only one who suspects that room was left for a sequel.
    • 4/5
      I received a free copy of this book from librarything.comAfter reading and enjoying The Accident, I was anxious to get into this one. Once again, he has not disappointed. This book is fast-paced, with numerous plot twists and the action is spread across several exotic locales. Pavone has a talent for character development; I appreciated that I really did not much like Will, the lead character. Surprise ending. Recommend for suspense fans.
    • 4/5
      I was quickly drawn into this complex, fast-paced spy thriller. I enjoyed most of the book, and the twists and turns were exciting. I was left with a few loose ends, and unsure if a sequel is planned, or if these threads were intentionally left hanging. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would love to read more by this author.
    • 4/5
      The Travelers starts off with a Bang, and never lets up. The suspense builds from page 1, twisting and turning throughout the entire book. Just when you think you have it figured out, Mr. Pavone slips in another twist. I enjoyed this book very much, plan on purchasing his earlier novels, and am looking forward to what he comes up with in the future.
    • 2/5
      An Early Reviewer book; eh.....Several times almost put it down, permanently. After more than 200 pages, my attention was waffling. The plot picked up, a bit, by then. Interesting topic, intelligence gathering, but this book really didn't capture my interest. I wouldn't recommend.
    • 2/5
      I liked the plot a lot. The writing and organization of the presentation leave much to be desired. Up to date cultural phenomena are shrewdly presented in machine-gun like run on sentences that are quite clever. Much of the time I had to wait until the name of the character was printed in order to understand where i was in the book. Such disorganization I've rarely seen. But...the story has merit--convoluted as it may seem. Not really a thriller, it sometimes lost my attention completely. How should I rate this strange book? I think on the low side overall.
    • 5/5
      Lots of twists and turns. It's a great plot with interesting characters that takes a common theme but explores it differently and in intriguing ways. Have already recommended it all my friends.
    • 4/5
      The Travelers is a decent spy thriller in its own right. A man working as a travel writer for a magazine is blackmailed into becoming a spy: reporting on names and places of people he meets abroad. Of course that is not the endgame of his employer...the new spy one or his magazine for that matter. In a story where everyone is exactly what they do not appear to be, it is a bit hard to keep things straight as the pages turn. For this it is a 4 Star story.Chapters are told in a Quentin Tarantino style middle-first-last type layout, which can be confusing at times: like the story made a leap and left us behind. The players often times are not explicitly mentioned but only referenced. Perhaps it all keeps with the spy motif. But bottom line: expect everyone to be a spy in a spy thriller...anything else and you, dear reader, will be made the fool.The magazine is based out of New York, initial travel places include Paris/France, Argentina, Italy, followed by Iceland. We globe trot along with Will and are just as lost as Will throughout. I will give credit that everything comes full circle and everything is sorted by the end. Of course the end leads off into another adventure, so who knows, there may be a sequel.I enjoyed the story if at times it was hard to understand. But like many other books, the reward is in perseverance. Keep going to the end of the rainbow, they said. There is a pot of gold, they said. "They" were correct, more or less, for this one and I Look forward to any more adventures featuring our characters of Will, Chloe, and Malcolm.
    • 2/5
      PART ITom, struggling with a five-year old marriage and a money pit of a house, is a travel writer for a NY magazine (of course, in an age when magazines themselves are declining in circulation and number.) More often than not he's on the road, sampling high-end offerings while writing what he knows is basically ad copy for the magazine's sponsors. He's going through an existential crisis, unknowingly embroiled in an espionage scenario... I've only read the first part (out of four or five), so I can't tell if his magazine is a cover for spies, or other spies just mistakenly think he's a spy. So far, the story's okay: Not as much action or comedy/comic relief as I had been expecting; but there's still 75-80% of the book to go.PART IIAh, some of the vagaries from the first part have been cleared up, though not all. It's also interesting to note the difference in the descriptive passages. In Part I, the author makes a point about the generic quality of the places visited: They are the same, just with different regional accents. With each change in setting, the section is given a location sub-heading; but it's really easy just to blow past them without noticing. In Part II however, the character starts paying more attention to his surroundings and scenes are more vividly described. The characters themselves still seem generic though, pretty bland. This is a terrible way to start a book: There's no sense of excitement, or really any hook, you just have to hope that things improve if you choose to march on.
    • 5/5
      My first Chris Pavone book was The Expats, so I already know he is capable of writing a compelling thriller. The Travelers certainly lives up to my expectations.The book begins with a prologue which finds protagonist Will Rhodes sleeping in a fine hotel room in Argentina. It is 2:50 AM when a large and ominous stranger enters his room. He fears robbery or kidnapping, but the truth is actually worse. The stranger tosses a smartphone on the bed and tells him to punch Play. Will is appalled to see that it is an explicit sex tape, and what is worse, he recognizes the room and himself. Can it possibly get any worse??Will Rhodes is a writer for a Travel magazine that has been around for decades. He makes a decent salary; his wife of 4 or so years is a writer also, but she left the magazine's employment when they married and now works freelance. He and Chloe are saddled with debt, crippled by ownership of an old house crumbling around them, and also dealing with the stress of trying to have a baby.His job sounds like a dream job though. He is frequently in Europe or other exotic locales, sampling fine food and wines in 5 star hotels, with his sole responsibility being to write an enticing article that will persuade the readers to seek out those destinations. That is, that is about all he felt responsible for until Argentina. Now he is being blackmailed, scared to death that his employer,or worse, his wife, will discover his sins and shortcomings. But who are these people he is now "working" for? Maybe the CIA, but maybe not...and what about his boss? Malcolm has been giving him sealed packets to deliver overseas for years and occasionally he is tasked with bringing sealed packets back to Malcolm. What's that about?In short, Will is beginning to see that there is really no one he can trust...he just knows he can't quit either his writing job, the perfect front for the spying the blackmailers want him to do, or performing whatever task that is required, no matter how risky it gets...and soon it gets incredibly risky.Great story, interesting characters and a fast paced adventure/thriller/spy story that keeps the reader on the edge til the very end of a very exciting read. I received my copy through Library Thing and am delighted to offer this review by way of thanks for the opportunity to read it.
    • 5/5
      Sometimes you put on a favorite shirt, and just love the way it feels on your body, or go to your favorite restaurant and have the one special menu item that keeps you coming back. That's the way I feel about the Chris Pavone books. They fit me just right, and I enjoy the taste of his writing, all the way through. Pavone writes "Spy Lite" novels. Is it possible to say that a spy novel can be fun? That's the way I think of his books. In this one, Will Rhodes is a travel writer--or is he? His travels takes him around the globe, writing and photographing his experiences for a travel magazine, and while he doesn't even know it, passing secrets. His journeys bring him into contact with an alluring woman who is going to unravel his rather sedate life. Read it to find out what happens.