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.

Informationen zum Autor Hugh Laurie Klappentext 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. --------- 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 ' One helluva 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 Zusammenfassung 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....

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Hugh Laurie

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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.

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

'One helluva 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

Zusammenfassung
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.