55 pages 1 hour read

Chris Pavone

The Expats

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

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Part 2, Interlude Summary: “Today, 12:02 P.M.”

In their Paris apartment, Kate grabs Dexter’s college yearbook from the bookshelf. She skims through the pages, searching for a name that ends in “-owski.” She finds a familiar face that changes her understanding of everything and leaves her feeling betrayed.

Part 2, Chapter 13 Summary

Soon after discovering the gun in Bill’s office, Kate and her family go on holiday to the German countryside. Kate continues to think about Bill and Julia’s mission, wondering if they are indeed assassins.

Using a payphone, Kate dials the phone number she saw in Bill’s office. She reaches an American woman in Luxembourg named Jane; Kate suspects that she is one of Bill’s affairs. As she makes her way to the museum, Kate thinks about her growing attraction to Bill, perversely drawn to the danger of having sex with him.

At the museum, a middle-aged American man talks to her. When Kate realizes they are alone, she acknowledges the man as Hayden.

Part 2, Chapter 14 Summary

Kate gives Hayden the photo she took of Bill and Julia at the nightclub. He immediately confirms that neither one is a CIA agent. Kate explains her theory that they may be trying to assassinate someone at the palace. Hayden is skeptical and asks Kate why she is so invested in them.

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