
The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie
Taste attributes: thrillercomedyespionagecrimefastlinearglossyrescue/escape/jeopardyfool triumphantunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA fast thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like pace over patience.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.2 / 5
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About This Book
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...
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- Author
- Hugh Laurie
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 351
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- Source
- Open Library
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