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

This is most definitely going to be one of my favorite reads this year. I appreciated the pace of this story, the action, but most of all, the writing.

Ariel Pryce wakes up in her hotel in Lisbon to find her husband is missing. She immediately contacts the local police and the embassy, only to be mostly dismissed since she's unable to answer many questions about her new husband. But her instincts are correct and what follows is an action-packed thriller.

What I liked about this book:
*The author does an incredible job of writing a female character.
*The story is told well and moves at an appropriate pace. I never felt bored with the storyline.
*The author's writing is smart and I appreciated (and highlighted) so many sentences in this book.

What I didn't like about this book:
Overall, I loved this book. There may have been a few small parts that bothered me but honestly, I don't even remember now that I'm done with the book.

I would certainly recommend this book to others.

Huge thanks to @Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital copy of this book.

Ariel Pryce is feeling jumpy. She is in a strange, wonderful city and she doesn’t know where her husband went. She got up this morning and he was gone. Maybe John stepped out to get them breakfast but it seems like that was a while ago. As more time passes, Ariel becomes more frantic. Her imagination is conjuring up all kinds of horrible visions.
In a bit of a huff, she goes to see the Lisbon police. Although polite, they do nothing to assuage her fears and don’t understand why she is concerned. Nearby is the American embassy so she stops there next. They also are not seeing a problem. Does she know for certain if something happened to her husband? Has she checked the hospitals or the police? Ariel leaves the embassy feeling completely alone.
While she is in the square in front of the embassy, a motorcycle comes rushing at her. She believes the rider is going to hit her, but he stops suddenly and thrusts a cell phone into her hand. Then he peels off. Immediately the phone rings. Ariel is going to have a very bad day.

I like the premise of the novel but not how Chris Pavone got there. The first half of the novel is very slow building and I almost gave up several times. The circumstances are rather unbelievable. Ariel’s fears and the way is acting after only a few hours seemed over-the-top. The second half of the novel passed quickly and caught my attention however over-all I felt let down.
Robyn Heil

International thriller spanning two days but feels like two weeks.

This thriller follows Ariel Pryce, a newlywed woman on a work trip with her new husband in Lisbon, Portugal. When she wakes up in the morning, her husband is gone and seemingly can't be gotten ahold of (an out of character trait for him). Ariel goes to the police, the american embassy and the hotel staff but everyone chooses to dismiss her until a run=in with a man on a motorcycle proves that her husband was kidnapped. As the story continues we get glimpses into her past, both engaging and telling of the person she becomes as well as her relationship with her husband.

This book was a total slow burn read for me and I had a hard time getting into the groove of things since we kept getting flashbacks of her life, the present day situation also felt messy and not threaded enough for me and the characters although filled with backstory didn't have me rooting for any of them? this was definitely a case of great book but not for me. I did really enjoy the setting and the description of the town, made me want to look into portugal more as I haven't read many stories set there.

A twisty drama that leaves you wanting more from the very first page. This book is impossible to put down and in the very best way. I will recommend to everyone I know!

This one was okay. I think the concept was great but the flow has some issues. I was mostly intrigued because Lisbon was one of my favorite places to visit a couple years ago.

I like the main character a lot. She is complex and has experienced significant trauma. She’s always on edge and rightfully so after her husband disappears on their trip.

I like that there were lots of agencies and police forces investigating what was unfolding. But at times there were too many folks to follow.

Unfortunately the middle is where I’m lost. It felt drawn out to the end which took away from the twist. I get that we were trying to get thrown off of the direction the story was going, but it just became, I guess, y exciting? I feel like this could have been 50 ish pages shorter to keep me interested.

I think this is great for folks who are interested in international mysteries that discuss politics, socioeconomic is and revenge.

Overall, I give it 3 stars.

TW: Rape, sexual assault, gaslighting, kidnapping.

This book was full of intrigue and surprise! Ariel is hiding her past but why? Do others know? Does her husband’s disappearance while visiting Lisbon have something to do with it? So many secrets that kept me on the edge of my seat. The mystery of this couple takes a while to unravel but is never dull! 4.5 stars

“But that’s true of everyone, isn’t it? Pasts can be reinvented.”

Ariel Pryce accompanies her new husband John Wright on a business trip to Portugal. When John suddenly disappears, Ariel finds herself in over her head. In a foreign country alone, the US embassy, Portuguese police, and reporters begin to get involved. Then when a three million euro ransom is demanded for John, Ariel decides that she will stop at nothing to get her husband back.

Two Nights in Lisbon is an intriguing, complex, slow burn thriller. Easily the best part is the writing, Chris Pavone’s writing is beyond compelling. I found myself engaged from the get go. There’s just something about writing thrillers in intense detail that just pulls me in. The colour of the alarm clock numbers, what the front page news is, the smell of the street. Building the scene so you’re immersed in the mystery, involved in in the disappearance of John. The story itself is a close second. I live for a mystery complex enough that I’m left in awe. Where you figure out parts of it but not everything. Where you get the gist, but the full twist is still engaging.

Two Nights in Lisbon is a stunning read, so in depth that you might think it a little too long, twisty enough to leave you satisfied but with enough foreshadowing that you can deduce the idea. A slow burn but fast paced enough to keep you turning the pages to solve the mystery.

Thank you to NetGalley, Farrah, Straus and Giroux, and Chris Pavone for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A page-turner with a couple of interesting twists set over a few days in Lisbon, Portugal. Ariel Pryce is a recently married American woman in her '40s who has accompanied her husband, John Wright, on a short business trip to Lisbon. Ariel wakes up on the second day of their trip and her husband has disappeared. She knows immediately that something is wrong and contacts the local police and the American embassy for help in finding him. The CIA becomes involved in an attempt to rule out any political motive for John's disappearnce and flashbacks slowly reveal that there is a connection between Ariel's past and her current situation in Europe. An interesting premise but the novel is quite long and drags a bit during the middle which detracts from the suspense of the story. Overall it was an okay read for me but I didn't love it.

Thank you to NetGalley for a digital ARC (Advance Review Copy).

WOW! What a tale! Two nights in Lisbon is an intriguing, exciting adventure story about a newlywed couple who go to Lisbon - he for work, and she to have some time with him. After an intimate night, Ariel wakes up alone in their hotel room -without John. He was there for work and had begged her to go along, but leaving without a note or message as to when he would return, was strange. As Ariel goes through hotel security, the Lisbon Police, and the American Embassy, she is generally regarded as a little hysterical as each agency tries to tell her to calm down, he is probably working (although she doesn't really know too much about him or his business).
The story shifts between Ariel's time in Lisbon and her life in NY from her mid 20s until the present day (she's 40ish).
I loved the way her backstory was woven into the plot although I did figure out the twist pretty early on....it was a well developed plot and kept me reading - just a few more pages, and just a few more, etc. Ariel's history and victimization made me cringe - unfortunately, there seemed to be a large amount of truth to the scenarios that she endured. I loved the way the author incorporated some of the unique facets of Lisbon into the story. Nonetheless, the book was just a little too long, and I got a little tired of the way the officials were portrayed - the good cop/bad cop, the embassy officials and the CIA.
I received an advance review copy of Two Nights in Lisbon for free from Netgalley and the publisher and an leaving this review voluntarily.