The Gun Seller

The Gun Seller

1996 • 340 pages

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When Thomas Lang, a hired gun 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.

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Hugh Laurie has a great writing style: witty and you're never quite sure what direction the story will go. Unfortunately I couldn't connect with any of his characters or the storyline. I'll stick with Graham Greene for my spy stories from now on, and House for my Hugh Laurie fix.

June 4, 2011

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