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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

2025 Alan Parks (P)2025 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

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, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series
A superb thriller with a gripping, constantly surprising plot, vividly realised characters and brutally authentic descriptions of both Glasgow's Blitz and the bleak realities of war on the Home Front. Parks's new series is one to watch
Andrew Taylor, author of THE SHADOWS OF LONDON
A brilliant milieu, fantastic characters, an exciting story - in other words another typically great Alan Parks novel
Adrian McKinty, author of Sunday Times bestseller, THE CHAIN
What a fantastic start to a new series and I cannot wait to find out what Gunner does next. It's meticulously researched, but with a beautiful light touch that transports you to the streets of war-torn Glasgow and the lives of everyday folk doing their best to survive. A gritty, immersive, genuine page-turner. And what a compelling hero we have in Gunner: hardbitten, battle-scarred and far from perfect, but striving to do the right thing in a world riddled with corruption and deceit
Bridget Walsh, author of the Variety Palace Mysteries
A fabulous read. I loved every minute of it. Alan's storytelling pulls the reader in from page one. Wonderful, gutsy writing. Gunner is a tremendous character, as tough as a Glaswegian shipyard hammer
David Gilman, author of the Master of War series
Alan Parks's Gunner brings World War noir to the mean streets of Glasgow, setting a jaundiced eye onto a slice of history rarely explored in crime fiction. A lean, mean and ruthlessly readable thriller
Vaseem Khan, author of CITY OF DESTRUCTION

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