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March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This was very kindly sent to me as a proof last year by the lovely folk at Baskerville and was sat on a shelf waiting to be read for far too long. I swear<\/em> I am a good book blogger, honest. I get to them eventually. <\/p>\n

I took it on holiday with me recently and was hooked immediately. It\u2019s flipping brilliant. I\u2019m annoyed with myself that I put this off for so long.\u00a0 Don\u2019t make the same mistake!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not usually a historical fiction kinda guy, but absolutely loved this one. Joseph Gunner is back from the war, discharged due to his horrific injuries on the front line in France, and now back in Glasgow. Fresh off the train he\u2019s approached by his old boss Drummond, who wants him to look into something odd involving a body that turned up after a bombing raid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What exactly is a mutilated German doing amongst the bodies found in the rubble? Conspiracies abound.\u00a0I loved the gritty feel of wartime Glasgow, there\u2019s a real sense of place as we follow Gunner down the streets as he investigates. <\/p>\n

Joe Gunner is a brilliant character and I absolutely cannot wait to find out what happens next. Book 2 will NOT even get close to the bookshelf before being read immediately, and the only benefit of my laxity in reading book one is that I will not have long to wait.<\/p>\n

Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Gunner<\/strong> by Alan Parks is published by Baskerville and is out now in paperback. Many thanks to the publisher for the advance copy for review. Opinions remain, as ever, my own.<\/p>\n

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