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“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.”
— Irish Times (Dublin)
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“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.”
— Guardian (London)
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“Powerfully engaging…A thriller has to thrill.
And Bloodland, an intelligent, often
thrilling book, delivers.”
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
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“Stunningly intricate…Like an amped-up twenty-first-century
version of Dashiell Hammett’s The Glass
Key.”
— Los Angeles Review of Books
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“Glynn spins a seamless web of conspiracy
spanning three continents…I read Bloodland
twice, the second time for the rare pleasure of watching a first-rate
investigative reporter—and novelist—at work.”
— Daily Beast
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“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
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“Ripped from tomorrow's headlines, Bloodland is irresistible....Exhilarating.
— Val McDermid
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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
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Glynn spins a seamless web of conspiracy spanning three continents....I read Bloodland twice, the second time for the rare pleasure of watching a first-rate investigative reporter--and novelist--at work.
— The Daily Beast
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Stunningly intricate...like an amped-up twenty-first-century version of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key.
— Los Angeles Review of Books
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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%,' Bloodland is a very timely novel indeed.
— Declan Burke, January Magazine (A Best Book of the Year)
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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.
— Jane Ciabattari, BBC.com (Crime Writers to Read Now)
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Powerfully engaging...A thriller has to thrill. And Bloodland, an intelligent, often thrilling book, delivers.
— The Richmond Times-Dispatch
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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)
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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.
— The Portland Mercury
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A cracking conspiracy thriller worthy of le Carré, set in the dark heart of the Congo, Ireland, and New York.
— Irish Independent (Dublin)
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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)
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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 on Limitless
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A compulsive chemical thriller.
— San Francisco Chronicle on Limitless
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Timely, topical, and thrilling.
— John Connolly on Winterland
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A terrific read . . . completely involving.
— George Pelecanos on Winterland
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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 on Winterland
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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 Guardian (London) on Winterland