If you need a giggle and a surprise...

Check out 'The Gun Seller' by Hugh Laurie. I had been a passing fan of Laurie's from his Blackadder days, but wasn't really that familiar with his other work. I rediscovered him on the Tuesday night Fox show, 'HouseMD.' (also great, BTW.)
Then I found out he wrote 'The Gun Seller' back in the early '90s. Good Lord, it's one of the funniest things I've ever read. And it's a crackling spy thriller to top it all off. Really, really first-rate. Upon finishing my library volume, I immediately purchased two copies of the book... one to keep and one to lend. And I am a NOTORIOUS tightwad, so it must've been good!

CaptainCanard said:

Thanks for the recommendation. I ordered a copy and look forward to reading it.

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Please post here or PM me once you've read it. I enjoyed it so much and Mr. Laurie's brand of humor has been lost on the two that I've tried to strongarm into reading it. Lord, I loved this book...

black winged fighter said:

I'm a devoted Black Adder fan, so I'll definitely give this a try...*sigh* And thus my list of 'To Read' books grows...

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Put it at the top of the list! You won't be disappointed. I just got my copy back from lending it out and I leave it out and keep reading little bits. It is easily and instantly one of my favorite books.