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The Slaughter Man

By: Tony Parsons
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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On New Year’s Day, a wealthy family is found slaughtered inside their exclusive gated community in north London, their youngest child stolen away. The murder weapon is a gun for stunning cattle, leading Detective Max Wolfe to a dusty corner of Scotland Yard’s Black Museum devoted to a killer who thirty years ago was known as the Slaughter Man. But the Slaughter Man is now old and dying. Can he really be back in the game?

©2015 Tony Parsons (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime Exciting Scary Suspense Murder

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Editor reviews

The Slaughter Man is the breathtaking crime thriller audiobook written by best-selling author Tony Parsons and skillfully narrated by British actor Colin Mace. Deep inside Scotland Yard lies a room with evidence of a psychopathic killer who stalked through London 30 years earlier and was never caught. Now an entire family is found slaughtered in his old hunting ground, the youngest child kidnapped. Has he chosen the young child to be his apprentice, to carry on his killings now he’s too old to continue himself? A grotesquely engaging book that will start your heart racing. Available now from Audible.

Critic reviews

"Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic." (Lee Child on The Murder Bag)
"A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling portraits of the characters, good and evil, conspire to make this a must read." (Jeffrey Deaver on The Murder Bag)
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Another enjoyable story from Tony Parsons.

Max Wolfe's team investigate the brutal murders of a family with what seems to be an ideal life style.

Through a series of unfolding events they track the murders down.. or do they?

I enjoyed this book and wait to see how the character develops in future additions to this series.

Second outing for Max Wolfe

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A book you will not want to switch off. The story builds and draws you in. Narration spot on.

Riveting

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really enjoyed this one, action all the way through , can't wait for the next one

love this book

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Oh yes this is a series that is starting to look very well worth the high ratings that it is receiving. The star of the show is Detective Max Wolfe who is an easy to believe character who has convincing relationships with those around him. His gentle, loving relationship with his young daughter Scout provides beautiful contrast to the harrowing plots that he becomes embroiled with. Max Wolfe's London is not a safe place and its denizens know no bounds. Colin Mace is excellent as the narrator making this top quality audio.

A Wolfe at the Door!

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This is the 2nd in the Max Wolfe series and the 2nd I’ve listened to on Audible. It’s fabulous!

The characters are believable and you find yourself rooting for them all the way.

The story itself is really well paced with the right number of twists and turns to keep you interested the whole way through.

The narrator is first class!

I’d thoroughly recommend this.

Another fabulous story from Tony Parsons

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