Hugh Laurie "Gun dealer"
Most of us Hugh Laurie known as the performer of the role of a cynical doctorHouse in the eponymous series, fewer people watched the "Fry and Laurie Show" and the series "Jeeves and Worcester". But few know that Hugh Laurie also tried himself as a writer, writing an adventure novel "Merchant Guns".The writer's debut of Hugh Laurie, the ironic thriller "Gun dealer", was released in 1996. The protagonist of the novel - Thomas Lang. In the past, he was the captain of the ScottishGuards Regiment, but after retirement, he earns a living by random orders to protect "money bags" - in fact, he works like a freelancer-bodyguard.
One day he meets a stranger in Amsterdam. He offers him a tempting order to kill, but Thomas refuses: moral principles do not allow. Moreover, he decides to warn the victim of the attempt on her life. The victim of murder should be Alexander Wolf, businessman.
However, in the house of Wolf Thomas are not greeted with hospitality: the way he is blocked by the burglar Rainer. But for an experienced military man to cope with the enemy - a trifling matter. Having neutralized Rainer, Lang gets acquainted with Sara, charming daughter of Wulf. And here you turn everything ...
Unexpectedly, the British Defense Ministry interferes in the matter, and everything becomes more complicated. It turns out that they are not interested in Lang at all - Alexander and Sara Wulf are much more necessary to them. Thomas understands that everything is more complicated than it seems at first glance, and decides to figure it out on his own.
And it turns out that the customer is Lange's old acquaintance, and the terrorists are involved in the deal, and ... But you do not think that we will spread all your cards to you? Read the book - and you yourself will know everything!
The novel "The Cannon Merchant" was written long before Hugh Laurie became famous thanks to the role of Gregory House, but there is in this novel share of firm "house" humor. Perhaps this is due to the fact that Hugh Laurie has his role, which he adheres to both as an actor and as a writer.
The main advantage of the novel is not a dynamic plot revolving around a worldwide conspiracy. it virtuosic and ironic jokes author, who attract the attention of the readerstronger than the development of the plot. And these jokes do not exist separately from the plot, but closely intertwined with it. Every joke is a gun that will sooner or later shoot.
Even about such a thing as terrorism, you can talk with subtle English irony, and the novel "Merchant Guns" - a wonderful volumeexample. Someone, however, believes that the acting hypostasis of Hugh Laurie is far more successful than the writer's. Well, their right. To confirm or disprove this opinion, you need to see Hugh Laurie on the screen and, of course, read his book "Gun dealer".
Quotations from the book
"They say you are very lucky."
- In terms of?
"I mean, the bullet was only a couple of inches from the heart."
"Or a couple of inches from not getting into me at all." Depends on the point of view »
"Cliff, my one-handed instructor in hand-to-hand combatfight (yes, I know, with one hand to teach this very hand-to-hand not entirely from the hand, but in life there is still not such), somehow said that pain is what you do with yourself. Other people do all kinds of things with you - they beat with their fists, they stab with a knife or they try to break your hand - but the production of pain is entirely on your conscience "
"No, I'm absolutely serious. Tempting opportunities, trips around the world, hospitality, early retirement. If I had a son, I would tell him either jurisprudence, son, or terrorism. And let's not blame the soul, maybe even less from terrorists "
