Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winterland | 2008 | Alan Glynn | Buy |
| 2 | Bloodland | 2011 | Alan Glynn | Buy |
| 3 | Graveland | 2013 | Alan Glynn | Buy |
Alan Glynn’s Loose Trilogy consists of Winterland (2008), Bloodland (2011), and Graveland (2013), three thrillers that map the rise and fall of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger economy. Each book works as a standalone story with its own cast, but together they form a broader picture of how money, politics, and ambition warped Irish society during the boom years and the crash that followed.
Winterland follows a building contractor dragged into Dublin’s criminal underworld during the height of the property bubble. Bloodland shifts to the corridors of political power, where a journalist investigating a suspicious helicopter crash uncovers links between an Irish politician and an American mining company. Graveland moves the action partly to New York, connecting Wall Street finance with a series of violent events back in Ireland. The trilogy was well received by critics and cemented Glynn’s reputation as a sharp observer of contemporary Ireland.