The Destroyers (novel)

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The Destroyers
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Author Christopher Bollen
LanguageEnglish
Genre Thriller
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
June 27, 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Pages480
ISBN 978-0-06-232998-1

The Destroyers is a 2017 thriller novel by Christopher Bollen. It is Bollen's third novel, following Lightning People (2011) and Orient (2015). [1] The novel was first published in the United States by Harper on June 27, 2017. [2] The plot follows Ian Bledsoe, who travels to Patmos to seek help from his childhood friend, Charlie Konstantinou, and finds himself having to handle the fallout from Charlie's sudden and mysterious disappearance. [3]

Reception

Critical reception was mixed. According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on six critic reviews: two "rave" and four "positive". [4] Thad Ziolkowski of The New York Times described it as an "impressive literary thriller" and praised Bollen's depictions of Greece, but criticized one of the subplots as "clumsy". [1] A reviewer for Publishers Weekly commented that the ending felt rushed, but commended the characters' portrayals and detailed backgrounds. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ziolkowski, Thad (August 18, 2017). "Money, Murder and a Missing Heir in a Thriller Set in Greece". The New York Times . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Destroyers". Kirkus Reviews . March 21, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Destroyers". Publishers Weekly . April 17, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Destroyers". Book Marks. Retrieved January 16, 2024.


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