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Two Nights in Lisbon
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
Two Nights in Lisbon is a 2022 thriller by Chris Pavone. Pavone has written several other espionage thrillers, including 2019’s The Paris Diversion and 2012’s The Expats, which won the Edgar and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel.
Page numbers in this guide refer to the Kindle e-book edition. This guide contains extensive spoilers and reveals key twists sooner than they appear in the novel.
Content Warning: This guide discusses the novel’s storylines, which include accounts of rape and attempted rape, as well as discussions of sexual assault and violence against women. There are also brief descriptions of drug use.
Plot Summary
The work opens in Lisbon with Ariel Pryce, the protagonist, alone in her hotel room after a passionate night with her husband, John Wright. She becomes worried about John’s absence and visits the local police and the US embassy. In both cases, she meets skepticism, given that John has been missing for mere hours. She begins to look for him. Her search is punctuated by references to news from the US, particularly confirmation hearings for a new vice president.
Ariel attracts the attention of a local foreign correspondent, Unlock all 57 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
