Gunner
- Authors: Alan Parks
- Series: Book 1 in the Joseph Gunner series
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- Release Date: July 17, 2025
- Print length: 288 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books
March 1941. After being injured on the front lines in France, Joseph Gunner has returned to the streets of Glasgow.
Managing the pain in his leg with morphine, Gunner, a former detective, hopes to keep a low profile as the Luftwaffe begins bombing Glasgow.
However, when he reunites with his former boss Drummond, he is persuaded to assist in examining a body discovered in the wreckage. Discovering that the body is of a mutilated German attempting to conceal his identity, Gunner reluctantly agrees to delve into the investigation.
As he delves deeper into the case, Gunner encounters old acquaintances and foes, ultimately becoming entangled in a complex conspiracy that extends beyond the borders of Glasgow.
Partially influenced by the real-life events of Rudolf Hess's clandestine mission to negotiate peace with Britain during World War II, Gunner promises to be a captivating and engrossing thriller from one of Britain's most esteemed authors.
Praise for this book
A notably original protagonist . . . swept up in a high-level conspiracy reaching from Whitehall's corridors of power to Berlin and Rudolf Hess's doomed flight to Scotland . . . enthralling
Great storytelling . . . I loved it
Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!
Perfectly captures the chaos, danger and moral mess of a world turned upside down by conflict
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