{"product_id":"9781471136207-the-destroyers","title":"The Destroyers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dark and compelling new literary suspense from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOrient\u003c\/i\u003e; perfect for fans of Donna Tartt\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Destroyers \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003esmart, sophisticated literary thriller\u003c\/b\u003e; for all its originality, it invokes the shades of Lawrence Durrell and Graham Greene' \u003cb\u003eJay McInerney\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBright, Precious Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Charlie and I were young, we played a game called Destroyers . We were sharpening our instincts, jettisoning attachments. We were honing strategies for survival .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Bledsoe\u003c\/b\u003e is on the run, broke and humiliated, fleeing the emotional and financial fallout of his father's death. His childhood friend \u003cb\u003eCharlie \u003c\/b\u003e– rich, exuberant and basking in life on the Greek island of Patmos – is his last hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At first, Patmos is like a dream – sun-soaked days on Charlie’s yacht and the reappearance of a girlfriend from Ian’s 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 his murky 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpansive, vivid and suspenseful, in the vein of Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Goldfinch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Destroyers \u003c\/i\u003eis a mesmerizing drama of power and fate, fathers and sons, self-invention and self-deception.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eEqual parts Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith and F. Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Destroyers \u003c\/i\u003eis at once lyrical and suspenseful, thoughtful and riveting' \u003cb\u003eGarth Greenwell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Belongs to You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003ci\u003eThe Destroyers\u003c\/i\u003e manages to be both \u003cb\u003efast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003econtemplative\u003c\/b\u003e, an excellent entertainment and also something more lasting, \u003cb\u003ea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehaunting meditation on friendship\u003c\/b\u003e and desperation’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003eBest Holiday Reads of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535895110006,"sku":"9781471136207","price":9.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31851190.jpg?v=1774283431","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471136207-the-destroyers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}