The Destroyers -- Christopher Bollen

<p><strong>An <em>Esquire</em> Best Book of the Year </strong>- <strong>A <em>Paste</em> Best Novel of the Year</strong></p><p><strong>Recommended by the <em>New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, Vogue, Paste, New York Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Seattle Times, </em>Yahoo!, <em>Refinery29, </em>BBC, <em>PopSugar, Boston Herald, New York Social Diary, Library Journal, Bookstr, Kirkus</em></strong></p><p><strong>"A seductive and richly atmospheric literary thriller with a sleek Patricia Highsmith surface."</strong> <strong>--<em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Equal parts Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. . . at once lyrical and suspenseful, thoughtful and riveting." --Garth Greenwell, author of <em>What Belongs to You</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Superb. . . . A read-all-night of a book." --Alan Furst, author of <em>A Hero of France</em></strong></p><p>Arriving on the stunning Greek island of Patmos, Ian Bledsoe is broke, humiliated, and fleeing the 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.</p><p>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