Dark Fields [Paperback]

Alan Glynn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2004

Imagine a drug that makes your brain function in a fantastically efficient way, tapping in to your fundamental resources of intelligence and drive. Imagine a drug that could make you read and remember entire books in a matter of hours, or learn a foreign language in a day. Imagine a drug that could make you process information so fast you can see the patterns on the stock market. Eddie Spinola is on such a drug. It's a pill called MDT-48. It's a Viagra for the brain, a designer drug that's redesigning his life. Eddie's not the only one doing MDT, but with his dealer shot dead and Eddie escaping with a large stash, he's the only one with a supply. And while the drug is helping Eddie make the sort of money he's only dreamed about, he's also beginning to suffer its side-effects ...

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Alan Glynn's THE DARK FIELDS is that rare thing - a first novel of such great stylistic assurance and narrative energy that you immediately realize you're in the hands of a born storyteller. More tellingly, this dark, corrosive story of designer pharmaceuticals and high finance is a trenchant morality tale for our manic, avaricious times. This is a wild, compulsive ride into the greedy vortex of modern life. It is also an astonishing debut' - Douglas Kennedy

About the Author

Alan Glynn was born in 1960. He studied English literature at Trinity College, Dublin. He has worked in magazine publishing in the USA and as an EFL teacher in Verona. He is married and lives in Dublin. This is his first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown P/B (January 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751530832
• ISBN-13: 978-0751530834
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #878,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lavish thriller, July 9, 2011

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M. Cantrell "Author of the Orwellian thriller... (Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Fields (Paperback)

A chance encounter with his ex-brother in law will change Eddie Spinola's life forever.

From hack writer to stockmarket wizard, he's riding high and loving it, all thanks to a tiny pill.

Now, if only he could get Gennady, the Russian mobster off his back, but as it turns out that's the least of his problems.

MDT-48 is like viagra for the brain, supercharging Eddie's intellectual abilities. There's only one problem, he's discovered - it's going to kill him.

The Dark Fields is a tightly written novel, lavish in detail and background knowedge. The book, like the drug, will leave you craving more.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars overpriced, April 9, 2011

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John Haley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Fields (Paperback)

I don't know if there is a mistake with the listing, but it said the paperback version of this book is over $100...that is ridiculous! the story was good, but not that good.

WAY TO OVERPRICED