The Destroyers

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'The Destroyersis asmart, sophisticated literary thriller; for all its originality, it invokes the shades of Lawrence Durrell and Graham Greene'Jay McInerney, author ofBright, Precious Days

When Charlie and I were young, we played a game called Destroyers . . .We were sharpening our instincts, jettisoning attachments. We were honing strategies for survival ...

Ian Bledsoe is on the run, broke and humiliated,fleeing the emotional and financial fallout of his father's death. His childhood friend Charlie rich, exuberant and basking in life on the Greek island of Patmos is his last hope.

At first, Patmos is like a dream sun-soaked days on Charlies yacht and the reappearance of a girlfriend from Ians past and Charlie readily offers the lifeline he desperately needs. But, like Charlie himself, this beautiful island conceals a darkness beneath. When he vanishes leaving behind hismurky business affairs, Ian finds himself caught in a terrifying labyrinth of deceits. As boys, the pair played a game called Destroyers a game, he now realizes, they may never have stopped playing.

Expansive, vivid and suspenseful, in the vein of Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch, The Destroyers is a mesmerizing dramaof power and fate, fathers and sons, self-invention and self-deception.

'Equal parts Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith and F. Scott Fitzgerald,The Destroyersis at once lyrical and suspenseful, thoughtful and riveting'Garth Greenwell, author ofWhat Belongs to You

The Destroyers manages to be both fast-paced and contemplative, an excellent entertainment and also something more lasting, ahaunting meditation on friendship and desperation Guardian, Best Holiday Reads of 2017

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'The Destroyersis asmart, sophisticated literary thriller; for all its originality, it invokes the shades of Lawrence Durrell and Graham Greene' -- Jay McInerney, author of Bright, Precious Days
'Equal parts Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith and F. Scott Fitzgerald,The Destroyersis at once lyrical and suspenseful, thoughtful and riveting' -- Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
'Superb, a tightly woven and fast-moving narrative set in beautifully crafted prose. A read-all-night book' -- Alan Furst, author of The Foreign Correspondent
'Possessed ofcold-blooded electricity and a beguiling elegance ...A propulsive, hypnotic portrait of rot at paradises heart and of the sprawling, inescapable tendrils of class and avarice' -- Sophie McManus, author of The Unfortunates
One for those who like their holiday books dark * Stylist *
Beautiful people visiting glamorous places, being wicked enough to bring Patricia Highsmith to mind. It just isnt summer without this kind of globe-trotting glamour to read about, especially when most of it is set in the Aegean * New York Times *
The ideal summer page-turner * Vogue *
Bollens deliciously dark literary thriller, set in the jewel-bright sun-soaked Greek island of Patmos, is the perfect summer read * Big Issue *

Author Bio

Christopher Bollen is a writer who lives in New York City. He regularly writes about art, literature, and culture. He is the author of Lightning People and Orientandis currently the Editor at Large at Interview Magazine.