Gunner

<p><b><u>A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books</u><br><br>''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'' <i>Financial Times<br></i><br>''Great storytelling . . . I loved it'' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series</b><br><br>March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><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.<br><br>''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>