Product Description

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's out to save the leggy lady he has come to love...and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3267 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 340 pages

Synopsis
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's out to save the leggy lady he has come to love...and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.

From the Publisher
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.

About the Author
Hugh Laurie was born in 1959. At Cambridge University he took part in a number of undergraduate revues, the last of which won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1981. Since university he has made his living as a writer, actor, director and musician, appearing in, amongst others, three series of Blackadder, four series of A Bit of Fry & Laurie and, also with Stephen Fry, four series of Jeeves and Wooster. He lives in London with his wife and three children, and is utterly devoted to motorcycling.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant
For some reason i read this and imagined the main character to be alot like house!

If you like house, you will LOVE this!

As already stated, it's an excellent read
No point in waffling on here with a full review, as other people have already stated that this is a great read. It's full of comedy, but in Hugh's usual clever style and demeanor which never gets tired. The perspective you get due to his minute descriptions of scenes and surrounding adds so much to the book also, as cliched as it is, you feel like you're actually there.

Nothing else to say other than a damn fine read, even more so if you're a bit of a Laurie fan.

Excellent read
I was given this book for Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed it. Laurie's dark humour and unexpected twists keep each chapter as intriguing as the first, right up to the final page.