Bloodland

A helicopter crash off the coast of Ireland sets off an international crisis in this cracking conspiracy thriller worthy of le Carré (Irish Independent IE).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.Glynn delivers an intricate plot and relentless suspense in this taut top-notch thriller about the evils that men do. —Booklist starred review