In a “ripping spoof of the spy genre” ( Vanity Fair ), Hugh Laurie tells the tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune, who also happens to be one hell of a nice guy.

Thomas Lang is a James Bond for the 1990s, with the same ingredients, but brought bang up-to-date, and with much better jokes. Cold-blooded murder just isn’t Thomas Lang’s cup of tea. Offered a tidy sum 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 favourite 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, wanna-be terrorists, and an arms dealer looking to make a high-tech killing, Lang is out to save the leggy lady he has come to love — and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.

The Gun Seller is a terrific debut novel by the well-known British comedian, actor and star of the American TV series House .

休·劳里，著名演员、配音演员、作家和音乐家，一九五九年生于英国牛津，毕业于伊顿公学与剑桥大学。早年获英格兰国家杯双人艇青年组冠军，并代表英格兰青年队参加世界锦标赛。在主演福克斯电视台的热播剧《豪斯医生》后，劳里成了美国家喻户晓的艾美奖提名演员，《西雅图时报》直言，看《豪斯医生》有三个理由：休·劳里、休·劳里、休·劳里。他导演过5部影视作品，出演过69部电影电视，担任过6部电影的编剧。