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Bloodland

Bloodland

by Alan Glynn (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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    Paperback 2011

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Synopsis

A private security contractor loses it in the Congo, with deadly consequences, while in Ireland the ex-prime minister struggles to write his memoir. A tabloid star is killed in a helicopter crash and three years later a young journalist is warned off the story. As a news story breaks in Paris, a US senator prepares his campaign to run for office. What links these things and who controls what we know? With echoes of John Le Carre and 24, Alan Glynn has written another crime novel of and for our times - a ferocious thriller that moves from Dublin to New York via West Africa, and thrillingly explores the legacy of corruption in big business, the West's fear of China, the fate of ex-military, the role of back room political players, and the quick fix of online news.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 05 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 0571275443
ISBN 13: 9780571275441
Book Overview: Alan Glynn's Bloodland is a spectacular international thriller of conspiracy from the writer of Limitless and Winterland.

Media Reviews
Scarily plausible in a way that eludes most thriller writers, with an alarmingly authentic cast of control freaks and loose cannons...I've not read such a multilayered, expertly plotted portrayal of arrogance, greed, and hubris in a long time. [There are] echoes of John le Carre, 24, and James Ellroy here, but Glynn's talent is all his own, and his ability to ratchet up the tension is eye-popping. -- The Guardian (London) A cracking conspiracy thriller worthy of le Carre, set in the dark heart of the Congo, Ireland, and New York. -- Irish Independent (Dublin) Gripping...Glynn builds up the tension skillfully....He seems at home writing about intrigue on both sides of the Atlantic...[and] utterly at ease whether writing about troubled Dublin businessmen, former private military contractors with post-traumatic stress disorder, bitter politicians, or high-flying corporate masters of the universe....But while Bloodland makes some serious points, it never forgets that a good thriller is there to entertain the reader as well as to make [one] think---and this is a very entertaining book. -- The Irish Times (Dublin) Praise for Limitless Alan Glynn has created enough twists and thrills to keep readers up late--even without resorting to illegal and dangerous substances. -- The New York Times Book Review A compulsive chemical thriller. -- San Francisco Chronicle Praise for Winterland Timely, topical, and thrilling. --John Connolly A terrific read . . . completely involving. --George Pelecanos Winterland sets a dramatically high benchmark for emerald noir. With all the operatic inevitability of Greek tragedy, it anatomises what greed has done to Ireland. A resonant, memorable, and uncomfortable read. --Val McDermid A heavyweight, grow-up thriller . . . Emotionally truthful, with a plausible cast, and told in wonderfully fluent prose, Winterland is a gripping tale of a world of greed and secrets. -- The Gu
Author Bio
Alan Glynn is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where he studied English Literature, and has worked in magazine publishing in New York and as an EFL teacher in Italy. His second novel, Winterland, was published to huge acclaim in 2009, while his first novel The Dark Fields was released as the film Limitless - starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro - in Spring 2011.