When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn't go unpunished. Within hours, Lang is butting 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, while trying to save a beautiful lady and prevent an international bloodbath to boot. A wonderfully funny novel from one of Britain's most famous comedians and star of the award-winning US TV medical drama series, House.