The Gun Seller
$31.81
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2004
Summary
From the brilliantly funny Hugh Laurie, British comedian and star of TV medical drama House, comes a debut novel that will have his existing fans - and anyone who loves the dark humour of Stephen Fry and Ben Elton’s books - laughing out loud.
When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn’t go unpunished.
Within hours Lang is butting heads with a Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099469391 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099469391 |
| Author: | Hugh Laurie |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 133mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Critics Review
“A ripping spoof of the spy genre.” -Vanity Fair “Clever and hilarious, with a story that is intricate, tense and well researched…an unstintingly joyous read.” -Time Out
The funniest and most charming novel I have read in years and years. If you see someone howling with laughter on the subway, sobbing with joy in the street or exploding with delight on an airplane this year, it’s because they’re reading The Gun Seller * Stephen Fry *
Clever and hilarious, with a story that is intricate, tense and well researched—and unstintingly joyous read. * Time Out *
A terrific debut * Daily Telegraph *
A comic thriller, a sort of Jeeves James Bond * Observer Review *
Entertaining, light-hearted, with a constant sense of irony * Mail on Sunday *
A ripping spoof of the spy genre * Vanity Fair *
Fast, topical, wry, suspenseful * Washington Post *
Genuinely witty and sophisticated * New York Times *
A tasty treat for fans of both comedic novels and suspense thrillers * USA Today *
Has all the trademarks of an offbeat James Bond adventure * Entertainment Weekly *
About The Author
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie was born in 1959. At Cambridge University he took part in a number of undergraduate revues, the last of which won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1981. Since university he has made his living as a writer, actor, director and musician, appearing in, amongst others, Blackadder, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster and House. He lives in London with his wife and three children, and is utterly devoted to motorcycling.
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