'The Destroyers is a smart, 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 Destroyers is 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

'The Destroyers is a smart, 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 Destroyers is 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 of cold-blooded electricity and a beguiling elegance ... A propulsive, hypnotic portrait of rot at paradise's heart and of the sprawling, inescapable tendrils of class and avarice' -- Sophie McManus, author of The Unfortunates 'Bollen manages to create a novel that is equal parts literary and thrilling. His beautiful sentences linger, and each of his characters have rich, complicated pasts that unfold over time... A cinematic and insightful reflection on wealth and the horrendous things it can drive people to do, even to the ones they love.' Publishers Weekly 'An eminently worthy heir to Patricia Highsmith. At once gritty, sandy, and silky - good reading for the beach or a yacht, too.' Kirkus 'Atmospheric ... A slow-building, literary motorbike ride down steep Greek hillsides... The writing is sharp, languid, and lovely, and the first-person point of view is a narrowly focused beam that eventually grows to encompass the entirety of the island.' Library Journal 'Intoxicating' Booklist

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 Orient and is currently the Editor at Large at Interview Magazine.