Gun Machine
| 2013 hardback first edition | |
| Author | Warren Ellis | 
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| 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.