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A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books 'Great storytelling . . . I loved it' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France. Keeping the pain in his leg at bay with the help of morphine, Gunner, a former detective, is hoping to lie low as the Luftwaffe begins bombing Glasgow. But when he runs into his old boss Drummond, he is persuaded to help examine a body found in the wreckage. When it turns out to be that of a German, mutilated to disguise his identity, Gunner reluctantly agrees to investigate. As he begins to hunt for the truth Gunner runs into old flames and bitter enemies, before finding himself embroiled in a high-level conspiracy that reaches far beyond his hometown of Glasgow. Partly inspired by the true story of Rudolph Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during the Second World War, Gunner is an atmospheric and addictive new thriller from one of Britain's best-loved writers. 'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' Ian Rankin, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series 'A gritty, immersive, genuine page-turner . . . meticulously researched, but with a beautiful light touch' Bridget Walsh, author of the Variety Palace Mysteries

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Great storytelling, and a gripping insight into war-torn Glasgow - I loved it -- Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series 'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' -- Ian Rankin, author of the John Rebus series

Praise for the author -- One of the great Scottish writers * The Times *

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Alan Parks is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the Harry McCoy series, which has won the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, the Prix Mystere de la Critique award and an Edgar Award. Gunner is the first in a new and thrilling international crime series set during the Second World War featuring Jospeh Gunner. Alan worked in the music industry for over twenty years before turning to writing. He now lives and works in Glasgow.

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