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Gunner
A Joseph Gunner Thriller (Related to this series)
- Author
- Alan Parks
- Narrator
- Alan C. Stewart
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Inspired by the true story of a secret mission taken during World War II, Gunner is the atmospheric, exciting start of a suspenseful new thriller 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.
Inspired by the true story of Rudolf Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during World War II, Gunner is a critically acclaimed new thriller from one of Britain's most admired authors.
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Details
- Author
- Alan Parks
- Narrator
- Alan C. Stewart
- Duration
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2026
- ISBN
- 9781696623018
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Inspired by the true story of a secret mission taken during World War II, Gunner is the atmospheric, exciting start of a suspenseful new thriller 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.Inspired by the true story of Rudolf Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during World War II, Gunner is a critically acclaimed new thriller from one of Britain's most admired authors.
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