#taken: Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong girl.

Tony Parsons

Mar 2019 · DC Max Wolfe Book 6 · Random House

About this ebook

From the Sunday Times no.1 bestselling author, a brilliant page-turning Max Wolfe thriller that will keep you gripped and guessing until the very last page.

‘Tense and human’ LEE CHILD
‘Brilliant stuff’ PETER JAMES
‘A cracking read’ PIERS MORGAN
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#taken in the night

They thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman. And crossed the wrong detective.

#taken underground

Detective Max Wolfe's hunt for the missing woman takes him from New Scotland Yard’s legendary Black Museum to the glittering mansions of career criminals, from sleazy strip joints to secret sex dungeons – and to unspeakably dark deeds committed decades ago.

#taken to the limit

It’s a world of family secrets, sexual jealousy, and a lust for revenge – which might also become Wolfe’s grave...
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Readers cannot get enough of #taken . . .

***** 'I read this with my mind darting from one scenario to another, my heart pounding, my pulse racing. If I could have read it in one sitting, I would have.'
***** 'There are lots of twists and surprises along the way and I will definitely be reading the other books in this series.'
***** 'A propulsive page-turner'
***** 'A wonderful writer that brings a much needed warmth to a great detective series.'
***** 'Parsons writes real, complicated, multi-dimensional characters and crimes . . . I am always a bit annoyed at the end of a book in the series because I am going to have to wait to see what happens next in his life.'
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'A cracking read’ ITV, Good Morning Britain
‘Eye-widening twists’ SOPHIE HANNAH
‘A must-read’ JEFFERY DEAVER
'Whip-fast, twisting like a moped in a traffic jam.' THE SUN
'Pages that stick to the fingers' SHOTS MAGAZINE
'Fast-paced, twisty ... will have you hooked from start to end.' CULTUREFLY

Ratings and reviews

When Jessica, a young mother is kidnapped. She was taken from Snezia, her flat mate’s car & her young son left strapped into his baby-seat. Max is called in to investigate and things take a bit of a dark turn Snezia, is romantically linked to crime boss, and nemesis, Harry Flowers So the kidnappers thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman or have they? Detective Max Wolfe's hunt for the missing woman takes him from New Scotland Yard’s legendary Black Museum to the glittering mansions of career criminals, from sleazy strip joints to secret sex dungeons – and to unspeakably dark deeds committed decades ago. Page turning, engrossing read. I love this series. This is the sixth in the series & whilst it could be read on its own there are some spoilers for the previous book. Well rounded characters & an intriguing story had me reading this in under a day even though it was over 400 pages. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

The follow on book to the Girl on Fire and carries on the story of Max Wolfe, Detective Constable and his personal life with his daughter, Scout. Great story and I hope there is another one in this series.

Easy, enjoyable read. Not mind blowing but kept me interested until the end.

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.