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Start with The Murder Bag and continue through all 8 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Tony Parsons • Published 2014
Newly assigned to London’s West End Central, DC Max Wolfe investigates a series of savage murders tied to a clique of privileged schoolboys from twenty years earlier. Following the trail through backstreets and boardr...
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Max Wolfe reading order
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Book 1:The Murder Bag
Tony Parsons • 2014
Newly assigned to London’s West End Central, DC Max Wolfe investigates a series of savage murders tied to a clique of privileged schoolboys from twenty years earlier. Following the trail through backstreets and boardr...
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Book 2:The Slaughter Man
Tony Parsons • 2015
On New Year’s Day a wealthy family is found executed in their gated north London home and their youngest child is missing. The cattle gun used points DC Max Wolfe toward a notorious old killer, but the hunt for the bo...
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Book 3:Dead Time
Tony Parsons • 2015
Set between The Murder Bag and The Slaughter Man, this short DC Max Wolfe story opens with Max watching two masked men drag a half-naked victim from a van on Boxing Day. When the killing becomes personal, he goes afte...
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Book 4:The Hanging Club
Tony Parsons • 2016
An organised band of vigilantes is abducting men they believe escaped justice and hanging them live on the internet. As London boils with anger and admiration, DC Max Wolfe must stop the killings while facing painful...
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Book 5:Fresh Blood
Mike Ripley • 1997
The first Fresh Blood anthology, co‑edited by Mike Ripley, gathers original short crime stories from emerging British writers. Ranging from dark noir to sharply comic capers, it offers an energetic snapshot of new voi...
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Book 6:Die Last
Tony Parsons • 2017
At dawn a refrigerated lorry is discovered in London’s Chinatown, packed with the frozen bodies of twelve young women. When DC Max Wolfe finds thirteen passports in the cab, he is pulled into the brutal world of moder...
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Book 7:Girl On Fire
Tony Parsons • 2018
When a drone attack brings down a helicopter onto a crowded West London shopping centre, DC Max Wolfe is thrown into a city on edge. Chasing a tech-savvy terror cell and a ruthless avenger, he also risks losing the da...
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Book 9:#taken
Tony Parsons • 2020
Kidnappers snatch a woman from a car in Hampstead, leaving her small son behind, believing she is the mistress of a powerful London gangster. As DC Max Wolfe hunts the missing woman, he uncovers old grudges, dangerous...
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Max Wolfe FAQ
What is the best order to read the Max Wolfe series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Murder Bag.
How many books are in the Max Wolfe series?
There are 8 books currently listed in the Max Wolfe series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Max Wolfe series?
New readers should start with The Murder Bag, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Max Wolfe series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1997 to 2020.