Rudolph!: He Is the Reason for the Season

I just finished watching The Gentleman and I was still hungry for more of that Guy Ritchie banter/ heist/ story structure. Reddit recommended this book and I question if they read what I was reading. The problem is that this is a classic telling instead of showing book. I could have skipped the 2 to 3 chapters the described math to me. The pages of military grade lists were imaginative with some funny jokes but where were the stakes? The surface to air missiles launched from Prancers horns, went off right next to the characters, and did no harm, was a good indication that the guns were their for people to get excited about mentioned them.