The Murder Bag: The thrilling Richard and Judy Book Club pick (DC Max Wolfe)

Tony Parsons

May 2014 · DC Max Wolfe Book 1 · Random House

About this ebook

The gripping first novel in the DC Max Wolfe crime series by Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Man and Boy. Like Ian Rankin or Peter James? You'll love this.

'Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic.' LEE CHILD
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Twenty years ago, seven rich, privileged students became friends at their exclusive private school, Potter's Field.

Now, they're being murdered one by one, in the most violent way imaginable.

Detective Max Wolfe has recently arrived in the Homicide division of London's West End Central, 27 Savile Row.

Soon he is following the bloody trail from the backstreets and bright lights of the city, to the darkest corners of the internet and all the way to the corridors of power.

As the bodies pile up, Max finds the killer's reach getting closer to everything - and everyone - he loves.

Soon he is fighting not only for justice, but for his own life...
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'Propulsive ... If The Murder Bag marks the launch of a new crime series, count me in.' THE TIMES
'A tense debut crime novel with a dose of dry wit' THE DAILY EXPRESS
'Impressive, page-turning ... Told with conviction and at an ever increasing pace' DAILY MAIL
'Truly emotive crime-writing is a rarity, and The Murder Bag looks set to win Tony Parsons many new fans in the genre' GQ

Ratings and reviews

Not read any Tony Parsons since the 80's, two novels about a rock star and a tennis player respectively. I enjoyed them, particularly the rock music one, quite good fun working out who the thinly disguised characters were based on in real life. Anyway, as murder novels go this was OK, read it in next to no time. The twists and turns at the end were fairly easy to anticipate, but as a first attempt not bad. Ian Rankin can sleep easy, but I will read the next Max Wolfe book.

Love parsons. Read every book. Was pleased to see he'd tried his hand at another genre. Lots of characters. The kind of book you need to not break from. Actually took quite a while to read. A good book.

Really enjoyed this, a great read. Not quite 5 stars because some parts didn't hang together or were too easy to guess, but still gripping.

About the author

Tony Parsons left school at sixteen and his first job in journalism was at the New Musical Express. His first journalism after leaving the NME was when he was embedded with the Vice Squad at 27 Savile Row, West End Central. The roots of the DC Max Wolfe series started here.

Since then he has become an award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. The Murder Bag, the first novel in the DC Max Wolfe series, went to number one on first publication in the UK. All of the DC Max Wolfe novels have been Sunday Times top five bestsellers.

Tony lives in London with his wife, his daughter and their dog, Stan.