Chicky Diaz stands on his little patch of the earth, the clean quiet sidewalk in front of the Bohemia Apartments, thinking: there sure are a lot of great places to kill someone in this city.
Chicky is a doorman at New York City's world-famous apartment block, housing celebrities, financiers and the cultural elite.
Gathered in its basement, the almost entirely Black and Hispanic staff is reeling. Just a few miles away, a Black man has been killed by the police, leading to a long night of violence across the city.
But these rising tensions aren't what most concern Chicky. There's more going on within the rooms of the Bohemia than anyone's aware of. In fact, ahead of tonight's shift, he bought a gun even before he knew of the rising pandemonium.
Tonight, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed – and lives will be lost.
A thriller about a city set to boil over that explores themes of class, privilege, sex, and murder from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats.
'It is June, but I am confident I can safely say that this is my favourite book of 2025.' 5* Reader Review
'Boy, what a book... Essential reading.' 5* Reader Review
'Fantastic! This is my first book by Chris Pavone. It will not be my last.'5* Reader Review
'I've enjoyed Chris Pavone's other books, but this one is the best yet.' 5* Reader Review
'A mesmerising unforgettable story.' 5* Reader Review
Praise for THE DOORMAN
'A state-of-the-city novel, a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York at a singularly strange moment.' New York Times
'Sensationally good.' Lee Child
'The kind of novel that wins book awards.' Stephen King
'Near perfect.' John Grisham
'Smart, twisty, and sharply written.' Karin Slaughter
'Moves at breakneck speed... to its shocking conclusion.' Jenny Jackson
Genre: Thriller
Chicky is a doorman at New York City's world-famous apartment block, housing celebrities, financiers and the cultural elite.
Gathered in its basement, the almost entirely Black and Hispanic staff is reeling. Just a few miles away, a Black man has been killed by the police, leading to a long night of violence across the city.
But these rising tensions aren't what most concern Chicky. There's more going on within the rooms of the Bohemia than anyone's aware of. In fact, ahead of tonight's shift, he bought a gun even before he knew of the rising pandemonium.
Tonight, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed – and lives will be lost.
A thriller about a city set to boil over that explores themes of class, privilege, sex, and murder from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats.
'It is June, but I am confident I can safely say that this is my favourite book of 2025.' 5* Reader Review
'Boy, what a book... Essential reading.' 5* Reader Review
'Fantastic! This is my first book by Chris Pavone. It will not be my last.'5* Reader Review
'I've enjoyed Chris Pavone's other books, but this one is the best yet.' 5* Reader Review
'A mesmerising unforgettable story.' 5* Reader Review
Praise for THE DOORMAN
'A state-of-the-city novel, a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York at a singularly strange moment.' New York Times
'Sensationally good.' Lee Child
'The kind of novel that wins book awards.' Stephen King
'Near perfect.' John Grisham
'Smart, twisty, and sharply written.' Karin Slaughter
'Moves at breakneck speed... to its shocking conclusion.' Jenny Jackson
Genre: Thriller
Praise for this book
"Sensationally good, wise, wry, and perceptive-this era's great state-of-the-city novel, up there with the very best of Tom Wolfe and Jay McInerney." - Lee Child
"A tense, pulse-pounding thriller!" - S A Cosby
"The Doorman is a near-perfect blend of clever plotting, wicked social commentary, irresistible setting, truly memorable characters, and old-fashioned, page-turning fun. What a romp!" - John Grisham
"Like the New York City subway, Chris Pavone's novel moves at breakneck speed, twisting and turning, jostling together those who might otherwise live worlds apart, intertwining their secrets, their private heartaches, and their fates as The Doorman hurtles to its shocking conclusion." - Jenny Jackson
"Chris Pavone swings big with The Doorman, a wise, expansive, and extravagantly readable thriller that keeps us guessing until the last page. A searing and hilarious social satire, The Doorman unflinchingly takes on New York in this moment-class, race, social justice-with an eye as wicked as it is compassionate." - Maria Semple
"Smart, twisty, and sharply written, The Doorman is hard to put down and harder to forget. A delight." - Karin Slaughter
"A tense, pulse-pounding thriller!" - S A Cosby
"The Doorman is a near-perfect blend of clever plotting, wicked social commentary, irresistible setting, truly memorable characters, and old-fashioned, page-turning fun. What a romp!" - John Grisham
"Like the New York City subway, Chris Pavone's novel moves at breakneck speed, twisting and turning, jostling together those who might otherwise live worlds apart, intertwining their secrets, their private heartaches, and their fates as The Doorman hurtles to its shocking conclusion." - Jenny Jackson
"Chris Pavone swings big with The Doorman, a wise, expansive, and extravagantly readable thriller that keeps us guessing until the last page. A searing and hilarious social satire, The Doorman unflinchingly takes on New York in this moment-class, race, social justice-with an eye as wicked as it is compassionate." - Maria Semple
"Smart, twisty, and sharply written, The Doorman is hard to put down and harder to forget. A delight." - Karin Slaughter
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