Bloodland

A Novel

By: Alan Glynn

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

A helicopter crash off the coast of Ireland sends unexpected ripples through the international community in this intricate new thriller from the author of Winterland and Limitless (now a major motion picture).

Susie 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.

Set against a vividly drawn world of corporate and political intrigue, Alan Glynn's Bloodland is a riveting paranoid thriller of uncommon depth and pause-resistant suspense.

©2011 Alan Glynn (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“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.” —NPR

“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, 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)

“Stunningly intricate...like an amped-up twenty-first-century version of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key.” —Los Angeles Review of Books

Ah, what happened to the ending?

Would you try another book from Alan Glynn and/or Peter Berkrot?

Not if this is any indication. Good story and characters but the ending..did I miss something?

What was most disappointing about Alan Glynn’s story?

The ending...If I was able to download the entire thing....what happened Audible?

Would you be willing to try another one of Peter Berkrot’s performances?

No. Tried too hard..

Any additional comments?

Is this really the ending?