Maggie Burkhardt is finally on holiday. She and her husband never really traveled and, now that he has passed on, there’s nothing to hold her in Wisconsin anymore. She’s taken their carefully saved retirement and lit out for the territories. In her case, the territory is Luxor, Egypt, and the Grand Karnak Palace Hotel. Maggie can while away the days at the pool, eating the cook’s special pistachio cookies, and having the staff take care of her. It’s perfect…until the arrival of a particularly annoying little boy starts to drive Maggie insane. Havoc, by Christopher Bollen, charts a harrowing contest of wills between the two...

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