The gun seller audiobook by hugh laurie rakuten kobo. Billy dreams of turning a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet. Laurie uses his platform to lampoon anyone within reach, including the storys local constabulary and american international businessmen andor spies. He first became known as one half of the fry and laurie double act, along with his comedic partner stephen fry, whom he joined. The chapter lengths give the reader the chance to stop or to fit in another one.
The gun seller hugh laurie works archive of our own. Offered a bundle to assassinate an american industrialist, he opts to warn. The gun seller 1996 is the first novel by english actor, musician, comedian, and writer hugh laurie. Maybe you havent recognized the name of the author, but this hugh laurie is the. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The gun seller hugh laurie 1 exclude characters thomas lang 1 david solomon 1 exclude relationships exclude additional tags watching 1 weapons 1 stalking 1 bodyguard 1 danger. Hugh laurie, simon prebble, a division of recorded books highbridge. Offered a bundle to assassinate an american industrialist, he opts to warn the intended victim insteada good deed that soon takes a bad. Offered a bundle to assassinate an american industrialist, he opts to warn the intended victim insteada good deed that soon takes a bad turn. Listen to the gun seller by hugh laurie available from rakuten kobo. Simon prebble coldblooded murder just isnt thomas langs cup of tea.
Anyone who has seen laurie on blackadder, jeeves and. Bestsellers audio, llc does not sell or rent your transactional information to others. Browse hugh lauries bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The ebook is of a good standard with only a few proofreading errors. Hugh laurie has only written one novel, but i hope there are more to come after his near perfect debut, the gun seller. Earphones awards search our favorite listens with these award winners. Hugh laurie narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. The gun seller the gun seller audiobook, by hugh laurie. One of audiofile magazines golden voices, simon prebble has received over twenty earphones awards and five listenup awards, and he has been a finalist fourteen times for an audie award. Hugh laurie is a multi talented man and he carries on being so with this book that is written with great humour, sarcasm and a large dollop of wit. Hugh laurie biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The gun seller by hugh laurie audiobook johnie rubinson.
Buy the gun seller by hugh laurie from waterstones today. The gun seller by hugh laurie read by simon prebble. I picked up hugh lauries the gun seller out of curiosity, since i have been a fan of the actor since his blackadder and jeeves and wooster days. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hugh laurie books online. Browse audiobooks read by hugh laurie sorted by best selling this month page 1 sign up login. The story follows the wayward character thomas lang, a hired. The gun seller audiobook by hugh laurie 9781611749731. Thomas lang used to be an officer of the scots guard, now he is unemployed and drifting. I dont know how i stumbled upon his book, the gun seller though, possibly in attempts to see if hed done anything since house. The gun seller king county library system overdrive. Billy dreams of turning a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweetshop. It begins when thomas lang is asked to assassinate a man. The gun seller audible audiobook unabridged hugh laurie author, simon prebble narrator, highbridge, a division of recorded books publisher 4.
Bestsellers audio, llc uses customer information only for the purposes of filling orders, contacting purchasers to inform. Coldblooded murder just isnt thomas langs cup of tea. Reading the book causes me to wonder how many of lauries lines on house are improvised as his narratorcharacter in gun seller speaks in the same dark, ironic, wisecracking tone as does dr. Free download or read online the gun seller pdf epub book. Death and disaster are at our shoulders every second of our lives, trying to get at us. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The gun seller by hugh laurie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The giraffe and the pelly and me, a classic roald dahl story, brought to life in an audiobook reading by house star hugh laurie. The irresistible tale of a former scots guardturnedhired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to be one heck of a nice guy. The gun seller navy general library program downloadable.
Out this year from highbridge audio is the cd version of the gun seller, written by hugh laurie in the 1990s, before he became star of house. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 1997, and was written by hugh laurie. As i listened to simon prebbles excellent narration, i could almost hear laurie saying the words himself. But a giraffe, a pelly, and a monkey already live inside.
Laurie takes a fairly standard dirty cia story ala jason bourne, tosses. Hugh laurie makes deft comic use of names and nicknames, such as the carls, murdah, and the deadly helicopter called the graduate. The gun seller by hugh laurie author simon prebble narrator. The gun seller by hugh laurie is the story of an englishman named thomas lang. He was fantastic as one half of fry and laurie, and i learned how to play a bunch of his comedy songs on guitar. Browse audiobooks read by hugh laurie sorted by best. Being a fan of his acting skills and his absolutely fantastic communication, especially in comedy shows. Hugh laurie is a prolific english actor, comedian, writer, musician, and director. Hugh laurie concocts an uproarious cocktail of comic zingers and overthetop action in this ripping spoof of the spy genre vanity fair the irresistible tale of a former scots guardturnedhired gun, a.
The tale traces tyrays troubled home life, his desire to rebuild his reputation, and his quest to. Three men in a boat ranksas one of the most amusing and durable books in the english language. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. Freelance soldier of fortune thomas lang is offered a bundle to assassinate an american industrialist. The gun seller by hugh laurie is an intensely absorbing read. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. An audiobook edition published by highbridge audio is available as of 16 october 2012, narrated by audie awardwinner simon prebble. The gun seller by hugh laurie book cover, description, publication history. The sequel to the bully, this book is about bluford freshman tyray hobbs, the tormentor of darrell mercer. Lang, an honorable man, rejects the offer and warns the victim, only to. The gun seller, random house audiobooks, octobre 1996, livre audio cassette isbn 1860219942. I am indebted to the writer and broadcaster stephen fry for his comments.