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āA seductive and richly atmospheric literary thriller with a sleek Patricia Highsmith surface."" āNew 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."" āGarth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
āSuperb. . . . A read-all-night of a book.ā āAlan Furst, author of A Hero of France
Arriving on the stunning Greek island of Patmos, Ian Bledsoe is broke, humiliated, and fleeing the fallout from his fatherās death. His childhood friend Charlieārich, exuberant, and basking in the success of his new venture on the islandācould be his last hope.
At first Patmos appears to be a dreamālong, sun-soaked days on Charlieās yacht and the reappearance of a girlfriend from Ianās pastāand Charlie readily offers Ian the lifeline he so desperately needs. But, like Charlie himself, this beautiful island conceals a darkness beneath, and it isnāt 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 friendās wake, he is reminded of an imaginary game called Destroyers they invented as childrenāa game, he now realizes, they may have never stopped playing.