Sharkskin, Bankroll, Paperweight

Three Andrew Gunn Thrillers

Andrew Gunn exudes star power and usually exhibits an easy-going elegance. A former hockey hero with the hapless Toronto Maple Leafs, Gunn now chairs a sprawling security business with a top management team.  He may be rich and famous, but when the occasion demands he has no fear of rolling up his made-to-measure sleeves to tackle the mobsters, shysters and sharks who infest the streets of his beloved hometown, Toronto the Good. 

Robert Miller, co-author of the thriller Dreadlock (M&S, 1981), has delivered the first three of seven planned "Gunner" novels, each using one of the deadly sins as a theme. The books are fast-paced. Plots are fresh, dialogue is crisp and villains are quirky and memorable. His splendid ensemble of recurring characters include a tough sidekick out of Glasgow, ex-Royal Navy commando Pussy Ross, Gunn’s preppy college age twins, and the love of his life, his ex-wife Penelope.   

In SHARKSKIN (The Deadly Hunt for Mr. Greed), Gunn enters the dangerous world of predatory lenders and Russian bomb-makers.In BANKROLL (The Ice-Cold Revenge of Little Miss Anger), Gunn matches wits with Chinese hoodlums conspiring to crash a major bank. And in PAPERWEIGHT (The Secret Shame of Brother Pride), Gunn solves a sensational society murder with direct links to the contemporary world of stressed newspapers, while exposing a love affair kept secret for 60 years.  

Fifteen years after injuries forced his retirement from hockey, Gunn understands the sport's power to convene. In Toronto, cops, politicians, tycoons, and even big-time gangsters ignore this power at their peril. The combination of his Hall of Fame hockey career and his successful security business give Andrew Gunn access to areas other amateur detectives can only dream about. He may have hung up his skates, but Gunner still has all the moves.  

Next up: SONGBIRD (The Mournful Wail of Sister Sloth).