休·勞裏，著名演員、配音演員、作傢和音樂傢，一九五九年生於英國牛津，畢業於伊頓公學與劍橋大學。早年獲英格蘭國傢杯雙人艇青年組冠軍，並代錶英格蘭青年隊參加世界錦標賽。在主演福剋斯電視颱的熱播劇《豪斯醫生》後，勞裏成瞭美國傢喻戶曉的艾美奬提名演員，《西雅圖時報》直言，看《豪斯醫生》有三個理由：休·勞裏、休·勞裏、休·勞裏。他導演過5部影視作品，齣演過69部電影電視，擔任過6部電影的編劇。

In a “ripping spoof of the spy genre” ( Vanity Fair ), Hugh Laurie tells the tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune, who also happens to be one hell of a nice guy.

Thomas Lang is a James Bond for the 1990s, with the same ingredients, but brought bang up-to-date, and with much better jokes. Cold-blooded murder just isn’t Thomas Lang’s cup of tea. Offered a tidy sum to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts to warn the intended victim instead — a good deed that soon takes a bad turn.

Quicker than he can down a shot of his favourite whiskey, Lang is bashing heads with a Buddha statue, matching wits with evil billionaires, and putting his life (among other things) in the hands of a bevy of femmes fatales. Up against rogue CIA agents, wanna-be terrorists, and an arms dealer looking to make a high-tech killing, Lang is out to save the leggy lady he has come to love — and prevent an international bloodbath to boot.

The Gun Seller is a terrific debut novel by the well-known British comedian, actor and star of the American TV series House .