Dead Time A DC Max Wolfe Short Story edition by Tony Parsons Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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An exclusive short story featuring DC Max Wolfe from Tony Parsons, the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Murder Bag.
One am, Boxing Day. Snow falls, the city sleeps.
Not DC Max Wolfe. He is looking out of his loft apartment at the deserted streets below.
A van has just drawn up. Two men get out. Dressed in black and wearing ski-masks, they are dragging something.
It’s a man. Half-naked. Half-dead. But still alive.
Not for much longer.
Soon Max Wolfe is hunting a gang of killers who decapitate their victims
And this time it’s personal …
Includes an exclusive sneak preview of Tony's new novel, The Slaughter Man.
Dead Time A DC Max Wolfe Short Story edition by Tony Parsons Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Although this is called a Max Wolfe short story, it is actually novella length. Set between the first book, “The Murder Bag,” and the second, “The Slaughter Man,” this could be classed as Max Wolfe 1.5. The story begins on Boxing Day, when Max is alone in his apartment with daughter, Scout, and their pet dog Stan. Something wakes Max from sleep and, after checking all is well with Scout, he is drawn to the window. Below, in Smithfield market, there is a black transit van and a man is being dragged from the back. Calling for backup, Max heads downstairs, but is unable to stop a macabre murder being carried out.Although Max is most certainly not leading the investigation – that task goes to the delightfully named DCI Flashman of New Scotland Yard – this murder happened in his neighbourhood and he is not able to stop himself from becoming involved. The case leads Max from clubs filled with elderly mods and young exotic dancers, to martial arts experts and more tragedy, before the case is solved. The Max Wolfe books are becoming a must read series for me and, although this is a short read, it is very enjoyable. Once you have reached the end of this, there is a sneak preview of the latest novel, “The Slaughter Man,” which I have also been lucky enough to read and think it is the best yet in a series which is getting better with each book. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
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Dead Time A DC Max Wolfe Short Story edition by Tony Parsons Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
The problem with a short story is usually ... uhm, it's short. There is very little time to create an atmosphere, give characters believable lives and keep the story going.
Having said all that, Tony Parsons avoids the traps of a short story with Dead Time, which features the cop Max Wolfe.
Max gets involved in a grisly murder, quite by accident. He actually sees what happened right out of his own window.
How could he not be intrigued?
Max is led into a world of exotic dancers (read strippers) and martial arts experts (read scary). All to try and solve a murder and at the same time, prevent more bloodshed.
Tony Parsons does such detailed research that the reader can't help but find the story interesting and believable.
His next book is The Slaughter Man and I say Bring it on!
I’m so, so, SO pleased Tony Parsons took a punt and tried his hand at crime fiction. DC Max Wolfe is a fabulous new fictional detective and these are soooo my kind of stories. I thoroughly enjoyed The Murder Bag, the first in the series. Dead Time is number 1.5 – a short story to whet our appetites before #2 in the series is published on 21st May.
Is there anything better than the combination of a peaceful, wintery, snow scene to offset against a grisly murder? Not much! I won’t go into too much detail – it’s a short story after all, and I don’t want to give anything away but I will say that like The Murder Bag, this story ends so satisfyingly whilst having just enough deliciously gruesome details to keep the tension. The narrative is completely fearless and unflinching. Indeed, ‘a cleanly decapitated human does not die instantly’.
If you enjoyed The Murder Bag, do read this before The Slaughter Man comes out next month.
I am not the biggest fan of short stories but I had read and enjoyed both of the author's books in this series so I thought I'd give it a go.
Pretty glad I did really. As a (reasonably long) short story, it held its own. It had all the elements of a good police procedural. The only difference between this story and a full book would imo be the more simplistic nature of the crime which in itself is in keeping with the genre because I am pretty sure detectives do get the odd easier / shorter crime to solve one in a while. By simplistic I mean that it was a stand alone crime and not a serial killer and also a pretty straightforward one! Max inserts himself into another Detectives case, justified by the fact that it happened near his home and, true to form, breaks/bends/bulldozes the rules to try and solve the case himself. As it is set over Christmas, there is also a fair amount of family stuff with him and Scout (and the dog) which reinforces the human side of Max and also explains his motives regarding why he does what he does in work to protect what he has at home.
I have now caught up with all the books in this series so I am eagerly awaiting the next.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
I wish to thank Netgalley, the publisher, Random House, and the author, Tony Parsons for the ARC of ”Dead Time”, A DC Max Wolfe Short Story. This short story is set between his first book, “The Murder Bag,” and the second, “The Slaughter Man,” and is listed as 1.5. Having enjoyed reading his first book, I was eager to continue with the series.
The story is set over Christmas and Boxing Day, and we return to his apartment to catch up on Max and his family; his five year old daughter, “Scout” and their red spaniel, “Stan”.
One a.m. Boxing Day, as the snow is falling, DC Max Wolfe looks out his apartment window and sees two men dressed in black with ski-masks dragging a half dead man’s body from a van. Max and his family live over a meat market, in London. After checking on his daughter, Max Calls for backup, and heads downstairs, being the first responding officer on the scene. When Max went into the meat market, while waiting for backup, he was hit by a man impersonating a police officer. And he was not able to prevent a murder.
“Because they had not brought the man here merely to kill him, but also to mince him.”
Max Wolfe is now hunting a gang of killers who decapitate their victims.
Even though Max is not in charge of this investigation, but rather DCI Flashman of New Scotland Yard, he is like a dog with a bone. This killing happened in his neighbourhood…he must protect his daughter at all costs, so he continues to investigate the crime himself.
This is a short read, only fifty pages, but very enjoyable. I now move on to the last book in the series, “The Slaughter Man,” which I am looking forward to see what is in store for Max and his family next.
Although this is called a Max Wolfe short story, it is actually novella length. Set between the first book, “The Murder Bag,” and the second, “The Slaughter Man,” this could be classed as Max Wolfe 1.5. The story begins on Boxing Day, when Max is alone in his apartment with daughter, Scout, and their pet dog Stan. Something wakes Max from sleep and, after checking all is well with Scout, he is drawn to the window. Below, in Smithfield market, there is a black transit van and a man is being dragged from the back. Calling for backup, Max heads downstairs, but is unable to stop a macabre murder being carried out.
Although Max is most certainly not leading the investigation – that task goes to the delightfully named DCI Flashman of New Scotland Yard – this murder happened in his neighbourhood and he is not able to stop himself from becoming involved. The case leads Max from clubs filled with elderly mods and young exotic dancers, to martial arts experts and more tragedy, before the case is solved. The Max Wolfe books are becoming a must read series for me and, although this is a short read, it is very enjoyable. Once you have reached the end of this, there is a sneak preview of the latest novel, “The Slaughter Man,” which I have also been lucky enough to read and think it is the best yet in a series which is getting better with each book. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
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