Gunner

<p><b><u>Shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year at</u><u> The Saltires: Scotland's National Book Awards 2026</u><br></b><u><b><br>A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books</b></u></p><p><b>'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' </b><i><b>Financial Times</b><br></i><br><b>'Great storytelling . . . I loved it' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series</b></p><p>March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><b>Partly inspired by the true story of Rudolf Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during the Second World War, <i>Gunner</i> is an atmospheric and addictive new thriller from one of Britain's best-loved writers.</p><p>'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' Ian Rankin, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series</b></p>