The Gun Seller

[citation needed] The Gun Seller tells the story of retired Army officer Thomas Lang, who lives a somewhat hand-to-mouth existence in London, his attention focused mainly on drinking whisky and riding his motorcycle.

His income stems from a variety of bodyguard, strong-arm and mercenary jobs he undertakes, utilizing the skills he learned and contacts he made during his time in the Army.

Afterward Lang finds himself under intense scrutiny from both the Ministry of Defence and the Central Intelligence Agency, who claim Woolf is an international drug smuggler currently under investigation.

After some investigating he centers on a CIA Deputy Director named Barnes, who (forcibly) takes him to meet the head conspirator: billionaire Naimh Murdah.

Lang is placed within a small terrorist group called the Sword of Justice as a Minnesotan named Ricky, officially to gather intelligence and minimize casualties.

Lang and Sword of Justice arrive in Casablanca and successfully take control of the American embassy there, holding a number of hostages.

Lang forces Murdah into the Embassy at gunpoint and handcuffs him to a fire escape on the roof, then orders him to call off the helicopter attack.

[1] An audiobook edition published by Highbridge Audio is available as of 16 October 2012,[2] narrated by Audie Award-winner Simon Prebble,[3] produced by Greg Lawrence at on Purpose Productions.

[5] In January 2009, thirteen years after the original English publication, a French translation of the novel entitled Tout est sous contrôle ("Everything's Under Control") was published by Sonatine, and later topped book charts in March 2009 in France.