Destroyers, Paperback/Christopher Bollen

Ian is reunited with childhood friend Charlie while fleeing the consequences of his father's death. When Charlie vanishes, leaving murky business affairs behind him, Ian is left embroiled in Charlie's web of deceits, causing Ian to reflect on whether this dynamic was present between them since childhood. Themes of self-invention and self-deception are explored in this drama recalling Donna Tartt's }The Goldfinch{.