Gun Machine
 2013 hardback first edition | |
| Author | Warren Ellis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Hardboiled detective, thriller |
| Publisher | Mulholland Books |
| Publication date | 1 January 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 308 pages |
Gun Machine is a hardboiled detective thriller novel written by English author Warren Ellis. The novel, Ellis' second, was released on 1 January 2013 through Mulholland Books, and reached The New York Times Best Seller list. It follows Detective John Tallow as he becomes involved in a mystery surrounding several unsolved homicides. Ellis intended the book to serve as a contrast to police procedurals such as CSI, which he dubbed "bedtime stories".
Television rights have been sold to 20th Century Fox TV and Chernin Entertainment.