The Destroyers A Novel
The Destroyers A Novel by Christopher Bollen, published by HarperCollins on June 27, 2017, is a first edition that spans 496 pages. This literary thriller follows Ian Bledsoe as he arrives on the Greek island of Patmos, seeking refuge from the emotional and financial turmoil following his father’s death. His childhood friend Charlie, who is thriving on the island, offers Ian a glimmer of hope, but the idyllic setting soon reveals a darker undercurrent as Ian navigates a web of deception and uncertainty.
Readers will encounter a richly atmospheric narrative that intertwines themes of identity, power, and self-deception. As Ian grapples with the sudden disappearance of Charlie, he reflects on their childhood game called Destroyers, which serves as a metaphor for their complex relationship. The story unfolds against the backdrop of psychological suspense, drawing readers into a world where dreams and reality collide, and the quest for survival takes on new meaning.
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“A seductive and richly atmospheric literary thriller with a sleek Patricia Highsmith surface.” —New York Times Book Review
“Equal parts Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Destroyers is at once lyrical and suspenseful, thoughtful and riveting.” —Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
“The Destroyers is one superb novel, a tightly woven and fast-moving narrative set in beautifully crafted prose. A read-all-night of a book.” —Alan Furst, author of A Hero of France
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. . . .
Arriving on the Greek island of Patmos broke and humiliated, Ian Bledsoe is fleeing the emotional and financial fallout from his father’s death. His childhood friend Charlie—rich, exuberant, and basking in the success of his new venture on the island—could be his last hope.
At first Patmos appears to be a dream—long sun-soaked days on Charlie’s yacht and the reappearance of a girlfriend from Ian’s past—and Charlie readily offers Ian the lifeline he so desperately needs. But, like Charlie himself, this beautiful island conceals a darkness beneath, and it isn’t long before the dream begins to fragment. When Charlie suddenly vanishes, Ian finds himself caught up in deception after deception. As he grapples with the turmoil left in his friend’s wake, he is reminded of an imaginary game called Destroyers they played as children—a game, he now realizes, they may have never stopped playing.
An enthralling odyssey and a gripping, expansive drama, The Destroyers is a vivid and suspenseful story of identity, power and fate, fathers and sons, and self-invention and self-deception, from a writer at the very height of his powers.
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