Synopsis
Max Wolfe is back! This is the long-awaited seventh instalment in the popular crime series from the number-one bestselling author of Man and Boy.
'This is Parsons at his scintillating best' Geoffrey Wansell
'A spectacular novel' Natasha Harding
'Parsons is at the very top of his game' Matthew D’Ancona
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Emma Moon is out.
She’s served 16 years for a notorious armed robbery that left two men dead – and enriched many more.
But Emma Moon never talked. She kept the code. She never revealed who was with her on the day of the robbery. She never told who killed those two men.
And now she is free – and everything has gone. Her family. Her share of the money. And her faithless husband.
So Emma Moon is in a hurry. Because it is payback time. And after all those years inside, she has friends who will do anything for her.
As the bodies of the innocent and the guilty pile up, only one detective stands between a career criminal and her quest for revenge.
The same man who, as a fresh-faced policeman, arrested her all those years ago.
Max Wolfe is back.
Single parent to a teenage daughter, owner of an ageing dog, music lover, hopeless romantic - and a murder detective who has his own code of honour.
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Praise for the Max Wolfe series...
'Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic' Lee Child
'A must-read' Jeffrey Deaver
'Eye-widening twists' Sophie Hannah
'Brilliant stuff' Peter James
'A breakneck crime thriller' Woman's Own book club
'Ingenious and original' 5-star reader review
'It’s a brilliant book and I loved every minute of it!' 5-star reader review
'An easy 5* especially with the twist I never saw coming' 5-star reader review
Tony Parsons, Sunday Times bestselling author, May 2024
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804941065
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 24 mm
- Weight: 277g
- Languages: English
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Great Detective thriller
I am almost certain that Parsons did not intend for his readers to end up crying by the end of this novel. The notion of a single parent, Detective Wolfe a... READ MORE
Max is back.
Book 7 in the Max Wolfe series but can easily be read as a standalone.
It was great to catch up with Max, his daughter Scout, and Stan the dog,we find the... READ MORE
An Exciting Read
I have not read DS Max Wolfe before but it is easy to pick up on .I really enjoyed this book ,great characters a real page turner and so gripping truly a h... READ MORE
Hooray for the return of Max Wolfe!
I am thrilled to welcome back detective Max Wolfe after a long absence, and what a cracker this book is. Glamorous Emma Moon served 16 years in prison for ... READ MORE
A great return of Max Wolfe
'Murder for Busy People' by Tony Parsons sees the return of Max Wolfe and what a return it is!
When Max was a new police officer he arrested Emma Moon a... READ MORE
Exciting new addition to the series
I love the Max Wolfe books so was excited to be offered an ARC.
This is probably my favourite Wolfe book to date. It is full of suspicious deaths, bent... READ MORE
It's great to have DS Max Wolfe back
Tony Parsons delivers another riveting instalment in the DS Max Wolfe series with Murder For Busy People. In this fast-paced thriller, DS Max Wolfe stumble... READ MORE
Fantastic
Another cracker of a book with Max Wolfe, I enjoyed it immensely and did not see the twists coming, and Stan - oh lovely Stan. The best dog in the series o... READ MORE
As ever, Tony Parsons manages several plot lines with consummate skill.
Another novel in the deservedly acclaimed Max Wolfe series. With his precocious daughter, Scout, approaching adolescence, missing her mother and often at ... READ MORE
Enjoyable
I lost out on the body count along with the " he did it" followed by a seemingly cast iron alibi. Then "she must have done it" then the knowledge that she ... READ MORE
Gripping
Gripping, fast paced and action packed. Absolutely loved it.
Further adventures of Max Wolfe
As usual I will not give away plot details - plenty of other reviewers will do that!
This was an enjoyable page turner, in the "Max Wolfe" series. Alt... READ MORE
Murder for Busy People
Another good book read. Max Wolfe is walking his dog, Stan, in the park early one
morning. Stan becomes interested in a dog and Max goes to retrieve him... READ MORE
Great crime fiction with emotional depths
In 'Murder for Busy People' by Tony Parson's, Max Wolfe is faced with a number of suspicious deaths that are very close to home. 16yrs previously, as a ne... READ MORE
An excellent book full of believable characters and situations.
An excellent book full of believable characters and situations. That combination of characters and situations make for a gripping story between the police ... READ MORE
A murder mystery with heart
A murder mystery with heart! Well. Constructed with multiple different storylines that engage and propel the story along..
A cold case from Max Wolf’s ea... READ MORE
Brilliant
I have missed Max , Scout and Stan and loved this book. The story was different and really interesting. Highly recommended!!#MurderforBusyPeople #NetGalley
Great police story
Emma Moon went to prison for her part in an armed robbery where two men died. She was the only person who served time as she did not rat out her gang.
... READ MORE
East End murder
Latest DI Max Wolfe book..
Emma Moon was convicted of murder 16 years ago, one of Max's first arrests. At the time she swore she was innocent and begged ... READ MORE
Dark and twisty
This is our 7th outing with DS Max Wolfe.
I haven’t read any previous Max Wolfe novels but I have read one other Tony Parsons book, which I enjoyed!
E... READ MORE
Wonderful insightful writing
My first Tony Parsons was Man and Boy and the book was filled with a great understanding and love of family and human nature. That same quality is what mak... READ MORE
A good read
This is the second book I've read in the authors Max Wolfe series and I think this is a good read. It didn't wow me or become the page turner I was hoping ... READ MORE
Gripping Police Procedural
Recommended for: Fans of gripping police procedurals, morally complex characters, and crime fiction with a heart.
Tony Parsons delivers yet another bril... READ MORE
Tense and twisty
I haven’t read other titles in this series, but that doesn’t matter as this works well as a standalone. Max is a detective with a socially aware daughter ... READ MORE
gripping murder mystery
Max Wolfe's first arrest as a rookie cop was of Emma Moon.16 years later she is released from prison and the bodies start to mount up as members of her old... READ MORE
Superb Mystery Reading
I really enjoyed reading this book which was by an author I have never had the pleasure of reading before. The story was very well plotted and fast moving ... READ MORE
Great!
I think I’ll have to start reading book descriptions more carefully, because once again I had not realised this was part of a series. I found it difficult... READ MORE
Murder for Busy People
It's been five years since I said farewell to Max, Scout, and Stan. It was one of my favourite series and, although I have reconnected with them by way of ... READ MORE
Rediscovering a Juvenile Hero
ADVANCED REVIEW COPY
Tony Parsons was one of THE music journalists of the mid-to late seventies when such things mattered...each week I'd look to see wh... READ MORE
Lacking suspense
I have read and enjoyed other books by Tony Parsons but not any from the Max Wolfe series. Murder For Busy People does work as a standalone story but it la... READ MORE
Max Wolfe is back !
Max Wolfe is back ! Just a brilliant read as always. I just love this series - give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
High octane book
Tony Parsons books have entertained me for over 20 years. I enjoyed his latest book which examines in detail various facets of the police both good and bad... READ MORE
Good to catch up with Max and his little family but not quite as exciting as earlier instalments
Lovely to meet up again with Max Wolfe, daughter Scout (now 12) and an aging, wonderful Stan - I’ve missed you (but did read throughout with a sense of dre... READ MORE
Another good book in the series
The latest in the Max Wolfe series is an enjoyable read without quite reaching the standard of the earlier books .There are several non intertwining thread... READ MORE
A decent police procedural
This is a decent police procedural about a woman who, having served 30 years in prison on a robbery charge, is now out and bodies are piling up.
The det... READ MORE
Visceral suspense in a fiendish thriller
Seventh book in Parsons's Max Wolfe series and a palpable sense of dread runs from almost the first page. Max Wolfe faces his first ever arrest, as Emma Mo... READ MORE
Love the Max Wolfe series
I was so excited when I found out that Tony Parson's would be returning to his Max Wolfe series and even more so when I was given the opportunity to read i... READ MORE
Excellent police procedural thriller.
My first Max Wolfe novel and well worth reading. The story takes place in London and focuses on the murder of a homeless woman before developing in somethi... READ MORE
OK, but too many subplots were distracting
I have not read any of the Max Wolfe series to date but I don't think that impacted my experience of this book. Of course, a bit of context around Max's re... READ MORE
Tension, action, integrity, dilemma - it's all here.
Tony Parsons manages (yet again) to combine interesting, believable characters, real-life situations, a plot with cunning twists, and bad-boy colleagues hi... READ MORE
Police Procedural Series
Max Wolfe #7
Emma Moon has just been released from prison. She had been locked up for an armed robbery where two men were murdered. The rest of the misc... READ MORE
Complex thriller
Tony Parsons is quite new to me but he is definitely now on my list of favourite authors.
As a nervous rookie cop Max Wolfe put the cuffs on Emma Moon, ch... READ MORE
A great addition to the series
This is the seventh in the Max Wolfe series but could easily be read as a standalone. Max seems more reflective in this book, perhaps it’s because his daug... READ MORE
I really enjoyed it.
Although this is book 7 in the Max Wolfe series, it can easily be read on it's own, although I can recommend the whole series! I love the mix of police lif... READ MORE
Fantastic book
enjoyed the twists and two storylines. It kept me guessing. Conflicted personal life bringing up a 12 year old daughter alone is not the norm for murder sq... READ MORE
Gripping, Exciting and Unpredictable!
A cracking read!
Emma Moon has served her time - and now she's free. She kept her mouth shut about everything but now she's out it all seems to have gon... READ MORE
Good Story
Max Wolfe is walking Stan, his dog on Hampstead Heath when he comes across a dead body. He recognises him as the alleged driver in a robbery murder 16 yea... READ MORE
Brilliant!
I absolutely adore Tony Parsons’ writing style, it just clicks with me and I could quite happily read anything written by him!
This is the first book I... READ MORE
Very enjoyable read
4-5 stars
DS Max Wolfe #7 - and no, I’ve not read the series before but have no difficulty in picking this one up and going with the flow.
It all s... READ MORE
Emma Moon is out of jail but she is responsible for a spate of deaths.
Max Wolfe arrested Emma Moon 16 years ago and now she is out of prison. Now the people who escaped the original scene of crime are dying one at a time. Is ... READ MORE
Max is back!
It’s good to have a new Max Wolfe book, although this one is pretty dark.
It addresses toxic relationships inside, and outside the Met, and the current is... READ MORE
Max Wolfe returns and has to face his past
When Max Wolfe stumbles across a dead body while walking his dog he doesn't immediately realise that he is going to be dragged back to his early days as a ... READ MORE
Latest Max Wolfe story
Sixteen years ago there was a break-in at a grand house. The first constable on the scene found a hole in the wall, two dead bodies, and a young woman. T... READ MORE
An enjoyable read!
Tony Parsons can certainly write a book that intrigues the reader!
Max Wolfe is back and it’s like he’s never been away , he’s a complex flawed family ma... READ MORE
Wolfe is Back
Murder for Busy People sees the very welcome return of Max Wolfe,and it's a belter.
At the beginning of Wolfe's career one of his first arrests was of the... READ MORE
Gripping
Emma Moon was arrested by Max Wolfe years earlier will she get revenge. Good well realised characters and well plotted this book kept me up till the early ... READ MORE
Fast paced read
A gripping read, with Max Wolfe in this the 7th book n the series. He’s getting to grips with the fact that his daughter Scout is now a stroppy teenager, w... READ MORE
Underwhelming
I was sent an uncorrected advance proof copy of Murder for Busy People by Tony Parsons to read and review by NetGalley. I have to say I was rather underwh... READ MORE
Disappointed!
I have read and enjoyed quite a number of books written by Tony Parsons both from this series and his standalone ones but I am really unhappy to say that t... READ MORE
Beautifully written, convincingly characterised and a cracking story!
Max Wolfe is a very decent policeman, struggling with bringing up his 12 year old daughter on his own in inner London. Emma Moon spent 16 years behind bars... READ MORE
Clever
This is a clever combination of a straight forward murder story complicated by examples of the operations of New York gangsters and corrupt police. The bas... READ MORE
Whose afraid of the big bad Wolfe?
I've not read one of the Max Wolfe stories before (even though it turns out I own several!) and now I can't wait to read the earlier books. This book can ... READ MORE
Superb
My first Tony Parsons was Man and Boy and the book was filled with a great understanding and love of family and human nature. That same quality is what mak... READ MORE
A great reprise for Max Wolfe!
Detective Max Wolfe is a great character- I’ve read all his adventures and have loved keeping up with his life as a single father too. However, now his dau... READ MORE
I loved the book so much that I also listened to the audible version!
I loved the book so much that I also listened to the audible version!
When I heard that there was a new DS Max Wolfe about to be published, I decided th... READ MORE
A great read!
I think I’ll have to start reading book descriptions more carefully, because once again I had not realised this was part of a series. I found it difficult... READ MORE
Tense scenes and surprises
The first new Max Wolfe book in 6 years and Max is now a DC although he feels his career has rather stalled. Two things happen in this story. Firstly, a yo... READ MORE
Enjoyable police procedural thriller
I haven't read any Tony Parsons since Man and Boy, Man and Wife and One For My Baby. I'm the intervening years I've been aware that he's written several cr... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
This is an easy, enjoyable read, following the investigations of Detective Max Wolfe as he untangles the mysteries surrounding a crime 16 years ago.
Th... READ MORE
Murder for Busy People
⭐️ 5 ⭐️
I’m a huge fan of the Max Wolfe series by Tony Parsons (I’ve read and loved them all), so I couldn’t wait to get stuck into book number 7.
Murder... READ MORE
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