The Gun SellerSimon and Schuster, 1998 - 368 pages Hugh Laurie concocts an uproarious cocktail of comic zingers and over-the-top action in this "ripping spoof of the spy genre" (Vanity Fair) -- the irresistible tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to be one heck of a nice guy. Cold-blooded murder just isn't Thomas Lang's cup of tea. Offered a bundle to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts to warn the intended victim instead -- a good deed that soon takes a bad turn. Quicker than he can down a shot of his favorite whiskey, Lang is bashing 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. Up against rogue CIA agents, wannabe terrorists, and an arms dealer looking to make a high-tech killing, Lang's out to save the leggy lady he has come to love...and prevent an international bloodbath to boot. |
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Section 2 | 19 |
Section 3 | 36 |
Section 4 | 48 |
Section 5 | 60 |
Section 6 | 73 |
Section 7 | 96 |
Section 8 | 106 |
Section 15 | 190 |
Section 16 | 204 |
Section 17 | 221 |
Section 18 | 228 |
Section 19 | 239 |
Section 20 | 251 |
Section 21 | 263 |
Section 22 | 274 |
Section 9 | 116 |
Section 10 | 131 |
Section 11 | 143 |
Section 12 | 156 |
Section 13 | 165 |
Section 14 | 176 |
Section 23 | 288 |
Section 24 | 299 |
Section 25 | 313 |
Section 26 | 324 |
Section 27 | 343 |
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