Gunner - His War Isn't Over . . . It's Closer to Home

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

About the author

Alan Parks is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the Harry McCoy series, which has won the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, the Prix Mystère de la Critique award and an Edgar Award. Gunner is the first in a new and thrilling international crime series set during the Second World War featuring Jospeh Gunner. Alan worked in the music industry for over twenty years before turning to writing. He now lives and works in Glasgow.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Parks, Parks Alan
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.07.2025
• EAN: 9781399819664
• ISBN: 978-1-399-81966-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The Gunner Thrillers
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural