This page-turner centers around Ariel, a newlywed who has accompanied her husband to Lisbon on a business trip. The action begins right away when her husband disappears from their hotel, and turns out to have been kidnapped for a 3 million dollar ransom. We follow Ariel's desperate efforts to get help from local police and the US Embassy, and along the way we learn that there are secrets in her past that continue to haunt her. It becomes apparent that her husband also harbored secrets, and all is not as it seems. I found the twists and turns thoroughly engaging and satisfying right up to the end, and did not mind a plot that could have seemed manipulative and unbelievable if it weren't so much fun to read.

Despite reading since childhood and the sheer volume of books I read, I still struggle with dnf’ing. But this one has me feeling like that is my only option.

At 30% in I do not care at all why the husband is missing. I am not connecting with any of the characters and therefor it is making me not want to continue. Not every book is for very person and, unfortunately, this one is not for me.

I even tried to listen to the audio with my absolute favorite narrator, January Lavoy. Even that didn’t have me caring about continuing.

Thank you to Netgalley, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus, and Giroux for providing an advanced copy to read and review.

This was an interesting and twisty mystery/thriller. The crime and the perpetrator were easy to spot, but the remaining story details kept me guessing. Looping together International and various intelligence agencies was a nice touch, added to the complexity.

Newlywed couple time and a business trip to vibrant, picturesque Lisbon—at least that was what Ariel Pryce has been promised. When she wakes the next morning to find her husband gone, she waits a bit at the hotel, going to the restaurant downstairs to order coffee and wait for him. The minutes pass by, and then hours. Ariel is now panicked, she has frantically been texting and calling John’s cell phone to no avail. She first asks the employees present if any have seen him, then hotel security. She then goes to the police station, where she is met by disbelief that her husband is actually missing. She knows him, she says, and he does not just walk off without notice. When she gets frustrated with the police, her next stop is the American Embassy in Lisbon. After asking questions about his business associates in the city, why her husband wanted her to come along, who might want him hurt, etc., they find that Ariel and John have only known each for a year, and married merely three months. They then inquire how well she really knows her husband. Frustrated, she leaves the embassy, only to be is given a cell phone by someone speeding toward her on a motorcycle, dressed completely in black. The caller wants three million euros, cash, in forty-eight hours, or John will be killed.

“Two Nights in Lisbon” is a stunning thriller, full of lyrical prose, extraordinary descriptions, characters who are multi-dimensional, twists, and a mind-blowing ending. It exposes the rich and powerful, taking what they want when they want it, highlighting the ways many women suffer in silence through payoffs and NDAs. I raced through the book, engrossed from the first page to the last. I could not wait to keep reading through, thoroughly engrossed in this taut, compelling novel. It is my first book by author Chris Pavone, but I’m now an ardent admirer, and I highly recommend this exceptional book.

I’d like to thank NetGalley, Chris Pavone, and MCD Farrar, Straus, and Giroux for the ability to read and review this ARC.

Thank you to the publishers for sending me this ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!

Two Nights in Lisbon is about a woman named Ariel Pryce that goes on trip with her new husband, John, and wakes up one morning to find that he has vanished.

This book did not work for me. We learn so little about John that the stakes for finding him are nonexistent. Through the majority of the novel, the reader is spectating Ariel as she runs around Lisbon looking for evidence and talking to cops that do not trust her. It sounds more interesting than it is.

The plot twist at the end explains many of the choices featured earlier in the novel, but it unfortunately did not redeem the bland nature of the story.

I listened to the audiobook courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. I really enjoyed the story and the performance was very good.

In this suspenseful thriller, Ariel travels to Lisbon with her husband John, who has to go to the city on a business trip. Meant to be a relatively quick trip, Ariel's life becomes a nightmare when she wakes up one morning to find John missing. But not everything is as it seems as Ariel races to find John and pay his ransom before she loses him forever.
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Even when I thought I had the plot figured out, another twist kept me turning the pages. I was very satisfied with the ending and overall really enjoyed this book.
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What a thrill! I LOVED the pacing of Two Nights in Lisbon. It's a very tricky ride to pull off, and Pavone nailed it on almost every page. Punchy dialogue and a rotating cast of characters kept the plot from growing stagnant.

Ariel, a mother and recently married woman in her 40s, wakes up in Portugal to find her husband has gone missing - and later, she realizes he has been kidnapped, From there, we discover the double lives that both she - and her husband! - have been living, all coinciding and colliding in Portugal over two days. There are many flashbacks, a slow unwrapping of past secrets, and a steady revealing of despicable characters for you to cheer Ariel on against.

I think my favorite aspect of the book was its unreliable narrator - I love a tricky protagonist. Compared to his other works, Two Nights has a very streamlined message throughout. It's clear that Pavone has an agenda in writing this book - if you aren't about the character's inciting incident, you won't enjoy the book (period). BUT, if you empathize with her and enjoy the way Pavone threads multiple stories experiencing a similar phenomenon together into one kidnapping caper, you'll enjoy this. (I don't want to spoil it!)

Female characterization is difficult for a male author to pull off convincingly, but I enjoyed Ariel. She's pushy, she's scrappy, she's anxious, she's antagonistic. Both she and the other (many) female characters in the book are dimensional and believable

A perfect plane/beach read where you have the time to devour this in one or two sittings. It's crafted to be digested quickly from one plot twist to the next!

I thought it started slowly but really picks up steam. Main character is alone and sympathetic. Just when I figured it out the plot turned. What fun. Didn’t see the conclusion of this one. Good read.

Really four and a half stars. Twisty thriller with a strong smart female protagonist! Ariel Pryce wakes up alone in Lisbon, her newlywed husband missing. As she tries to raise the alarm with the police and American embassy, her concerns are sloughed off with condescension. Soon it becomes clear that her concerns are legitimate and the reason may be from her past, something long thought buried. Revelations about her past unfold. You're left on the edge of your seat leading to a surprising and satisfying conclusion.

First read by author. Overall, I would give it a 3.5 star read. I enjoyed both the storyline and how well the book was written. It was a slow burn read and I was having difficulty liking the book. Seriously debated DNF'ng the book. However, I'm happy I stayed with the story. Once I let go certain expectations, I was able to enjoy the book. I didn't like the main character, the supporting characters contributed to my enjoyment of the book. Mysteries are a hard type of book to review without giving away spoilers. I am looking forward to the next book by the author.

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This book was unlike anything else I’ve read before but I actually really enjoyed it. Was pleasantly surprised by the plot and felt gripped the whole time!

Two Nights in Lisbon was an intriguing read. I loved the premise. A woman wakes up in a foreign country to find her new husband missing. Ariel goes to the police for help and the intrigue really starts. I really enjoyed the foreign police work, the embassy involvement and eventually the CIA. It was interesting to see how they don’t really work together. What annoyed me was all the flashbacks to Ariel’s previous life, all the long diatribes on politics and how horrible men are. It slowed the story down. Two nights felt like a month. Great ending!

Two Nights in Lisbon is my first book by Chris Pavone and hopefully not my last! This story kick-off well and had me intrigued from the get-go with an immediate hook - where is Ariel’s husband?! I enjoyed how the story unfolded with plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing. Well-developed plot! I was pleasantly surprised to see it take a turn towards a political thriller halfway through but do wish this premise would have been introduced a bit earlier. My only real critiques are that I thought the book was too long for the story and that the city of Lisbon was not more visible in the story. I actually requested this book because we were traveling to Lisbon. Lisbon is a beautiful city with such unique culture and architecture and I wish the author would have captured it a bit more of it’s essence especially considering it was in the title.. but unfortunately Lisbon could about have been replaced with any European city name.

TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone is not my usual reading fare. This book is a whiplash of a roller coaster ride chock full of twists and turns. I found myself riveted by the unending suspense. Page Turner doesn’t tell the half of it. Great fun.

Such an incredible book! my heart raced as I finished this and did not see these twists and turns coming!

This is a cleverly crafted thriller which may take you completely by surprise. When Ariel accompanies her husband, John, on a business trip to Lisbon, she is shocked to awaken to find him missing. He has been kidnapped and the ransom is 3 million Euros. Ariel contacts her former husband and also the candidate for US VP, who took something from Ariel 14 years earlier. As the police, CIA, and journalists become involved, the story is revealed.
There were some tense moments as Ariel navigates through Portugal and all the authorities. I was completely surprised by the reveal. Well done!

I like Chris Pavone. His many years laboring over other people's manuscripts for publishers have given him time to hone the tools of the thriller trade. He'll never be mistaken for LeCarre, Kanon or Cumming, but he knows how to grab you by the eyeballs and never let go. So it is with 'Two Nights,, a fast-paced Portuguese potboiler that seems totally plausible, which may be why its relatively easy to separate the red herrings from the trophy fish. (Note to publishers and famous authors asked to write blurbs for their peers: 'Cannot be put down' or 'unputdownable' is bullpucky-- the only books that cannot be 'put down' are audiobooks.)

This was a fun read full of adventure. Ariel arrives in Lisbon with her new husband and the next morning he disappears. This is a complex mystery and fun slick plot twists move the story along.

Absolutely love this twisty action packed thriller! Will keep you up all night reading! The setting was great and the characters were very realistic. Would definitely recommend! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this Arc in exchange for an honest review