About this episode

Chris Pavone discusses the intricacies of writing modern thrillers, focusing on tension, editing, and personal definitions of success.

Edgar Award–winning novelist Chris Pavone on creating tension that never lets up, editing a book to make it bigger rather than just better, and turning a single apartment building into a portrait of a whole city.

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Hosts: Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti

Guest: Chris Pavone

Topics covered

• modern thriller
• sustaining tension
• editing
• defining success
• urban storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Edgar Award

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