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The Roundtable

A battle between old and young plays out in psychological thriller "Havoc"

By Joe Donahue

Published December 12, 2024 at 11:35 AM EST

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Christopher Bollen’s work is often compared to Patricia Highsmith’s and film makers like Alfred Hitchcock. In part a psychological horror novel his latest “Havoc” explores generational conflict taken to extremes and springs from a question at the forefront in recent times: "Do we sacrifice the young for the old or the old for the young?" The new novel is “Havoc” and is written by Christopher Bollen.

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