{"product_id":"9780312621285","title":"Bloodland : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBloodland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alan Glynn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Picador Paperback Original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA helicopter crash off the coast of Ireland sends unexpected ripples through the international community in this intricate new thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eWinterland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLimitless \u003c\/i\u003e(now a major motion picture).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusie Monaghan was on the cusp of stardom when her life was cut short by a tragic helicopter crash. After a full investigation, her death was ruled an accident: case closed. But a hungry young journalist named Jimmy Gilroy isn't buying the official story. Before dying, Susie's path had crossed with an unlikely gallery of powerful men: an ex-Prime minister with a carefully guarded secret; the businessman brother of a U.S. Senator angling for the Oval Office; and a billionaire investor with his eye on an extremely rare commodity. Might there also be a link between Susie's death and a deranged security contractor operating in Congo? Piece by piece, Jimmy uncovers a bizarre nexus of coincidence among these disparate people and events, revealing a conspiracy of frightening reach and consequence--one that could cost him his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against a vividly drawn world of corporate and political intrigue, Alan Glynn's \u003ci\u003eBloodland\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting paranoid thriller of uncommon depth and page-turning suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ripped from tomorrow's headlines, \u003ci\u003eBloodland\u003c\/i\u003e is irresistible....Exhilarating.” —\u003ci\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Glynn plays out these grand themes--the global economic crisis, America's battle with China for dominance in Africa, the human costs of illegal mining--on a very personal scale, through a group of deeply flawed but compelling characters.” —\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Glynn spins a seamless web of conspiracy spanning three continents....I read \u003ci\u003eBloodland \u003c\/i\u003etwice, the second time for the rare pleasure of watching a first-rate investigative reporter--and novelist--at work.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunningly intricate...like an amped-up twenty-first-century version of Dashiell Hammett's \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Key\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A classic paranoid thriller… In a year of global economic disasters, scandalous political mismanagement and the attempted occupation of various strategic interests by ‘the 99%,' \u003ci\u003eBloodland \u003c\/i\u003eis a very timely novel indeed.” —\u003ci\u003eDeclan Burke, January Magazine (A Best Book of the Year)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imagine a first-rate investigative reporter digging into global corruption and turning what he learns into fast-paced fiction, and you have Irish noir star Glynn.” —\u003ci\u003eJane Ciabattari, BBC.com (Crime Writers to Read Now)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Powerfully engaging...A thriller has to thrill. And \u003ci\u003eBloodland\u003c\/i\u003e, an intelligent, often thrilling book, delivers.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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 Carré, \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e, and James Ellroy here, but Glynn's talent is all his own, and his ability to ratchet up the tension is eye-popping.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tightly woven picture of global corporate influence and corruption. Glynn's work has drawn comparisons to John le Carré… [which] usefully illuminates Bloodland's bold, pointed topicality… From the inauspicious beginnings of a dead reality TV star, Glynn's great novel finds an impressive, surprising scope.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Portland Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A cracking conspiracy thriller worthy of le Carré, set in the dark heart of the Congo, Ireland, and New York.” —\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent (Dublin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eBloodland\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times (Dublin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alan Glynn has created enough twists and thrills to keep readers up late--even without resorting to illegal and dangerous substances.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review on Limitless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compulsive chemical thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle on Limitless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Timely, topical, and thrilling.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Connolly on Winterland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A terrific read . . . completely involving.” —\u003ci\u003eGeorge Pelecanos on Winterland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWinterland\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” —\u003ci\u003eVal McDermid on Winterland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A heavyweight, grow-up thriller . . . Emotionally truthful, with a plausible cast, and told in wonderfully fluent prose, \u003ci\u003eWinterland\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of a world of greed and secrets.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (London) on Winterland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdgar Allen Poe Award Nominee (2013), Nominated Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee (2013), Long-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312621285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593033265358,"sku":"9780312621285","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a240c204-aaab-42a8-be8c-4ac990c26e24.jpg?v=1643198609","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312621285","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}