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Hugh Laurie - Gun Seller, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2011

Gun Seller

The brilliantly funny spy novel from the star of the award-winning series The Night Manager

Av 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 OutWhen 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'A spy novel through the lens of Wodehouse: delightful, hysterical, and compelling' 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'Really fast-paced, intelligent, funny, and violent as hell' 5-star reader review
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2011-02-08
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Filformat: EPUB
  • Kopieringsskydd: LCP
  • ISBN: 9781446411254
  • Förlag: Cornerstone
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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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"Clever and hilarious, with a story that is intricate, tense and well researched - and unstintingly joyous read" Time Out "A ripping spoof of the spy genre" Vanity Fair "A very funny book ... makes many another comic novel look slow-witted in comparison" Sunday Telegraph "A terrific debut" Daily Telegraph

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