The Gun Seller

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The Gun Seller (1996) is the first novel by English actor, musician, comedian, and writer Hugh Laurie. It concerns former Scots Guards officer Thomas Lang and his reluctant involvement in a conspiracy involving international arms dealers, terrorists, the CIA, the MoD, beautiful women and fast motorcycles.

"It turns out that Mister Woolf needs Thomas help. By accepting to help Mister Woolf, Thomas ends up on a large scale conspiracy including drug and guns. After some researchs, Thomas finally met Mister Woolf and they talk a lot." (Thomacarena) Wary of becoming another "celebrity author", Laurie initially submitted his manuscript under a pseudonym, only revealing his identity after it had been accepted for publication and having been persuaded by his publicist to use his real name for the sake of publicity.^{[citation needed]}