The Gun Seller
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:7th Oct '04
Should be back in stock very soon

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.
From the brilliantly funny Hugh Laurie, British comedian and star of The Night Manager 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.
'A ripping spoof of the spy genre' Vanity Fair
'Clever and hilarious' Time Out
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 Buddha statue, matching wits with evil billionaires, and putting his life (among other things) in the hands of a bevy of femmes fatales, whilst trying to save a beautiful lady ... and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.
A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Gun Seller is the fantastically funny smash hit first novel by comedian and acclaimed actor Hugh Laurie.
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PRAISE FOR THE GUN SELLER:
'I wish I could give this book 6 stars!' 5-star reader review
'I love Hugh Laurie. I love his dry, sarcastic wit' 5-star reader review
'A first-rate wordsmith and an excellent storyteller' 5-star reader review
'Laugh-out-loud witty, brilliantly outrageous, and a five-star read' 5-star reader review
'Onehelluva spy tale' 5-star reader review
'A spy novel through the lens of Wodehouse: delightful, hysterical, and compelling' 5-star reader review
'Really fast-paced, intelligent, funny, and violent as hell' 5-star reader review
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 *
ISBN: 9780099469391
Dimensions: 198mm x 133mm x 23mm
Weight: 252g
352 pages