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Summary: Unmemorable
Review: Not really the up-to-snuff, top drawer Brit humour we expect from Hugh Laurie. I'm writing this 6 months after reading the book, and really I remember very little of the book. "Unmemorable" must be my final thought.
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Summary: The only thing that can top this will be the audio version.
Review: This one is brand new, hot off the press in the U.S. and a terrific read. Billed as "Bertie Wooster meets James Bond" (N.Y. Times-glowing-Book Review), I though the reference had something to do with the fact that the author plays Bertie Wooster in the PBS series. Wrong. Laurie manages to merge the wit of a P.G. Wodehouse with the suspense of a Robert Ludlum and the derring-do of an Ian Fleming to produce...well, a Hugh Laurie. I was on the edge of my seat half the time - the other half I was regaling anyone within hearing distance with the funny bits. There are loads of them, along with intricate terrorist plots, deadly helicopters and a very satisfying ending. This is Laurie's first novel and I hope he is currently mopping the fevered brow over his next one
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Summary: Excellent hard-boiled novel
Review: Very good, well-written detective thriller. I've read many novels in this genre and really enjoyed _The Gun Seller_; it's a quick, fun, but clever homage/satire of the best kind. In the interest of full disclosure, I must mention that I have an extreme crush on Hugh Laurie. Objectively, though, it's a good read. I was relieved to find his book intelligent and recommendable.
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Summary: Enjoyable Ride from Start to Finish
Review: When we meet James Fincham he's about to get his arm broken. He is amusingly philosophical about it, actually, as he is about most of his dangerous undercover adventures. By the end of the first chapter his assailant lies unconscious on the floor and Fincham's arm is intact. Only his name isn't James Fincham, it's Thomas Lang, and though he's the good guy, he was the one breaking and entering. A former member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Lang is now a private investigator who's had an offer he can refuse. He'll have other offers, some from attractive females that he won't refuse and others from secret service agents and wealthy criminals that he has to think twice about (because to refuse could cause an international incident and harm to at least one of the attractive females).Being a huge fan of Stephen Fry's books, and of much of the acting work he and Hugh Laurie have done together (Jeeves & Wooster; Blackadder) I fully expected to enjoy this book, and I'm happy to say that I did so, thoroughly. While "The Gun Seller" is a serious suspense thriller, complete with motorcycle chases and a healthy requisition of flying bullets, it's by no means a terribly dark one. Laurie's sense of humor and facility with the English language are a joy on every page. This one's a can't miss!
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