ABOUT
What is a Fanlisting?
A fanlisting is simply an online listing of fans of a subject,
such as a TV show, actor, or musician, that is created by an individual
and open for fans from around the world to join.
What's the book about?
Occasionally, the publisher's hype gets it right, and this is such an
occasion. British actor Hugh Laurie's writing debut is a skillful mix
of Bertie Wooster and James Bond. Laurie's hero, Thomas Lang, once an
officer in the Scots Guards, is now an amiable underachiever. He's also
a decent chap, so when he is offered a contract to assassinate an American
industrialist, he goes to the American's London home to warn him of the
danger.
In short order, he's in trouble with British intelligence, rogue
CIA crazies, and international arms merchants and is forced to infiltrate
a small terrorist cell to protect the American's gorgeous daughter.
Thomas is alternately feckless and heroic and always arch, puckish,
or ironic. Author Laurie employs a glibly discursive Wodehousian style
that works as a charming counterpoint to the moments of Bondian derring-
do.
The Gun Seller is a thoroughgoing pleasure from beginning to end, and
Laurie, who has a series of movie roles all lined up after his work in the
remake of 101 Dalmations, is a very talented writer.
Thomas Gaughan (as posted on
amazon.com)