The Doorman by Chris Pavone
The Doorman by Chris Pavone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Chicky Diaz is the senior doorman at the most famous co-op/apartment building in New York City. He’s a loyal employee and all-around well-meaning soul who has come upon hard times. In the building are some fabulously rich residents including Emily, a drop-dead gorgeous raven-haired beauty married to Griffin, a despicable CEO of an arms manufacturer. Also in the building is Julian, a gallerist who makes a living selling ugly but valuable art to rich people like Emily and Griffin. Their lives intertwine throughout this novel. Some gangsters join the mix. The pace is good, the writing better, and the suspense builds. The author shreds Griffin and his MAGA brethren mercilessly, so if that’s your politics you won’t like this one, but that’s really a sidelight. There’s enough real action at the end to qualify it as a thriller, I suppose, but barely. It’s more about wealth inequality and the plight of the downtrodden.
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