Alan Parks for Gunner

Partly inspired by the true story of Rudolph Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during WWII, Gunner is an atmospheric and addictive new thriller from one of Scotland's best-loved writers; Alan Parks!

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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 keep his head down as the Luftwaffe begin bombing Glasgow.

But when he runs into his old boss Drummond, he is persuaded to help examine a body found in the wreckage. When the body turns out to be that of a German, mutilated to disguise his identity, Gunner reluctantly agrees to investigate.

As Gunner begins to hunt for the truth he runs into old flames, bitter enemies, before finding himself embroiled in a high-level conspiracy that reaches far beyond his hometown of Glasgow.

Alan Parks worked in the music industry for over twenty years before turning to crime writing. His novels have won and been shortlisted for the Edgar Award, McIlvanney Prize, the Grand Prix de Littérature and a Prix Mystère de la Critique Award. His work is translated into ten languages and film/TV rights have been optioned. He lives in Glasgow.