A helicopter crash off the coast of Ireland sends unexpected ripples through the international community in this intricate new thriller from the a...
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Feb 01, 2012
Richard
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Can something as mundane as a hand accidentally slammed in a car door derail an eminent United States senator's promising presidential prospects? In Alan Glynn's new international thriller, "Bloodland," it might do so just as readily as the mysterious helicopter crash off Ireland's coast years earlier that killed a coked-up young Hollywood trollop at the peak of her notoriety. Without a steady job in hand or on the horizon, young journalist Jimmy Gilroy reluctantly finds himself freela
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Jan 04, 2012
Benjamin
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I had not yet read any of the author's previous work so was excited to see if I now had a "new" author to follow. I've read numerous "thriller" novels, no matter how you define that term, and have long been wary of trying new authors because there just seems to be so many that write by some perceived formula for "success". That's not always bad as I do like a good adrenaline rush as much as the next guy, as long as there are the other aspects of a good novel (like w
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Jan 15, 2012
Jacqui
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British author Alan Glynn's third thriller "Bloodland" (Picador 2011) is about a rising star who's death captures the imaginzation of the nation (if not the world). The fun begins when struggling journalist Jimmy Gilroy is asked by a publisher to write her story. He is warned off by people he respects which makes him dig into her death to find out why powerful people would want her story stopped.
What he finds is a vast conspiracy that almost destroys him.
The most a More...
What he finds is a vast conspiracy that almost destroys him.
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Feb 17, 2012
Michael
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My expectations were perhaps unreasonably high for this one, having loved Winterland so much.
The book was very good. Thematically, very similar to Winterland.
I felt like the book was trying to be a sprawling epic (three continents! presidential campaigns! shadowy multinational conglomerates!), but the somewhat straightforward plot just didn't match up with that goal.
Still, solid characters, lots of action, very entertaining. Sounds from the author notes like there More...
The book was very good. Thematically, very similar to Winterland.
I felt like the book was trying to be a sprawling epic (three continents! presidential campaigns! shadowy multinational conglomerates!), but the somewhat straightforward plot just didn't match up with that goal.
Still, solid characters, lots of action, very entertaining. Sounds from the author notes like there More...
Apr 18, 2011
Karina
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A really well written thriller which explores the web of corruption and murder that ties together a warlord in the Congo, shady businessmen in New York, and corrupt Irish politicans in hock to dodgy developers post boom. It zips along from one character to the next, yet never loses focus on the main plot - a really gripping book!
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Jan 15, 2012
Celeste
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I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened, but essentially it is the book equivalent of TV or a blockbuster action film. I can't help but imagine Ireland's Nobel laureates rolling in their graves at the "Great Irish novel" quote on the cover.
Feb 17, 2012
Luanne
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Bloodland is a fast paced thriller. A Dublin journalist is writing a biography of a movie star who died in a helicopter crash. The journalist finds there is much more than just Susie's death involved in this accident. This is my first Alan Glynn book and I will be reading this author again.
Jan 26, 2012
John
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The story starts off with a contractor from a private military corporation (akin to the former Blackwater) going "postal" in the Congo. From this one small incident an intricate conspiracy will unravel with some skilful misdirection on the part of the author keeping the reader off balance and guessing as to the potential consequences for the players involved.
Check out my full review at The Mystery Bookshelf http://wp.me/p6kwu-XD
Check out my full review at The Mystery Bookshelf http://wp.me/p6kwu-XD
Jan 19, 2012
Jennifer
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Here's my review at popmatters.com: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/1529...
Jul 20, 2011
Bronwyn
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A semi-sequel to WINTERLAND but much more engaging than the first book.
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