The Lost Americans, Christopher Bollen
The Lost Americans, Christopher Bollen
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The Lost Americans
A Novel

Author: Christopher Bollen

Narrator: Lameece Issaq

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/14/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A young woman finds herself in the crosshairs of powerful and very dangerous enemies when she travels to Cairo to uncover the truth about her brother’s mysterious death in this smart, atmospheric, and propulsive literary thriller from the acclaimed author of A Beautiful Crime and Orient“Bollen writes expansive, psychologically probing novels in the manner of Updike, Eugenides and Franzen, but he is also an avowed disciple of Agatha Christie.""—Daily Telegraph (UK)When the lifeless body of Eric Castle, a weapons technician for a major American defense contractor, is found under his hotel balcony, both his employer and the Egyptian authorities quickly declare his death a suicide. But the dead man’s sister, Cate, doesn’t believe Eric took his own life and is determined to get to the truth. Traveling to Egypt she begins to piece together her brother’s life in Cairo with the help of a handsome, young, gay Egyptian man named Omar, who yearns to escape the brutality of his nation’s harsh, restrictive government.Unfortunately, Cate’s quest raises more questions—and problems—than she ever imagined, as she takes on not only the arms company’s top brass but the Egyptian military, secret police, and a slew of American expats with their own reasons to keep the dead buried once and for all. Soon she’s in over her head, and it’s not clear if either she or Omar will get out alive. This riveting thriller of set in loud, boisterous Cairo of Americans lost and found showcases Bollen’s depth of characterization and haunting descriptive powers.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Christopher Bollen

Christopher Bollen is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Lost Americans, A Beautiful Crime, The Destroyers, Orient, and Lightning People. He is a frequent contributor to a number of publications, including Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and Interview. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony

My second Christopher Bollen novel. Loved his previous "A Beautiful Crime." Now this one. Another cracking good read! Bollen again proves what a superb and clever mystery writer he is. Fascinating locales -in this one, he takes us to Egypt and the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts in what is a grippi......more

Goodreads review by Chris

THE LOST AMERICANS is a gripping, page-turning tour de force. Christopher Bollen isn’t merely a great storyteller — though he is. He is also a brilliant stylist who, once again, has given us a literary thriller where the action never flags, and character and atmosphere never are slighted.......more

Goodreads review by Dennis

Christopher Bollen is relatively a new author for me, but after his widely successful release, A BEAUTIFUL CRIME, I fell in love with his storytelling and just knew that I needed to read anything and everything by him. Luckily for me and us readers, his new book THE LOST AMERICANS continues a simila......more

“We used to sell weapons to fight wars. Now we fight wars to sell weapons. The world doesn’t seem to care." "The problem is, there’s just no money in peace. You can’t make a proper living off it. You starve when there isn’t war around.” The whole way through the story it was a......more