Tony Parsons

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__________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. __________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 reviewTony Parsons, Sunday Times bestselling author, May 2024

Lana a Roman Wadeovi se rozhodli uprchnout z velkoměsta do odlehlého kousku ráje. Byt plný nešťastných vzpomínek vyměnili za útulný domek v hrabství Oxfordshire. Život v malebné komunitě zvané The Gardens byl jejich snem a všichni noví sousedé jsou velmi sympatičtí. Tak proč se Lana cítí tak nesvá? Lana si na svůj nový život v ráji zvyká jen těžko a po nějaké době nabude přesvědčení, že sousedé před ní něco skrývají, něco, co se týká smrti rodiny, která v domě bydlela předtím. Něco, co by mohlo i ji samotnou ohrozit na životě.

Lana a Roman Wadeovi se rozhodli uprchnout z velkoměsta do odlehlého kousku ráje. Byt plný nešťastných vzpomínek vyměnili za útulný domek v hrabství Oxfordshire. Život v malebné komunitě zvané The Gardens byl jejich snem a všichni noví sousedé jsou velmi sympatičtí. Tak proč se Lana cítí tak nesvá? Lana si na svůj nový život v ráji zvyká jen těžko a po nějaké době nabude přesvědčení, že sousedé před ní něco skrývají, něco, co se týká smrti rodiny, která v domě bydlela předtím. Něco, co by mohlo i ji samotnou ohrozit na životě.

How well do you know the people next door? You've moved to your dream home: a gorgeous honey-coloured house in the country. It's a new beginning: your chance to put the terrible truth of what happened to you in the city behind you. But your new neighbours have secrets of their own. Terrifying secrets. Unimaginable secrets. And when you learn about the previously happy family who lived - and died - in your house, you start to wonder how safe you really are . . .

Co dělat, když se váš dokonalý život začne naprosto vymykat kontrole? Poutavý psychologický thriller Žena bližního tvého nabízí stejné vroucí emoce jako Muž a chlapec v kombinaci s napětím detektivky #smrt všem prasatům, které vám nedovolí knihu odložit. Na první pohled by se zdálo, že Tara Carverová vede dokonalý život. Je to milující matka, manželka a podnikatelka, která provozuje vlastní firmu. Přesně ten typ člověka, vedle nějž byste chtěli bydlet a se kterým byste se mohli stát i nejlepšími přáteli. Ale jaký člověk je Tara doopravdy? Jednoho šíleného večera se totiž Tara rozhodne tohle všechno ohrozit. Její perfektní život se rázem změní v noční můru, když jí ženatý muž, s nímž strávila jedinou noc, řekne, že s ní chce mít vážný vztah. A že ji ani její milovanou rodinu nenechá na pokoji, dokud mu neřekne ano. Zdá se, že z téhle situace je jen jedna cesta ven. A ta cesta vede přes vraždu.

Za horkých letních večerů londýnské ulice brázdí skupina samozvaných katů, která unáší zločince a popravuje je oběšením. K smrti je tak odsouzen člen gangu, který zneužíval nevinné mladé dívky, bohatý bankéř, který přejel malého chlapce a ujel, a kazatel, který hlásá nenávist a opěvuje smrt britských vojáků. Počet mrtvých roste a v rozpálených ulicích Londýna narůstají nepokoje. Detektiv konstábl Max Wolfe se pouští do pátrání po skupině vrahů, které velká část veřejnosti považuje za hrdiny. Při vyšetřování však odhalí, že touha po pomstě začíná nedaleko prahu domova…

When terrorists use a drone to bring down a plane on one of London's busiest shopping centres, it ignites a chain of events that will draw in the innocent and guilty alike. DC Max Wolfe finds himself caught in the crossfire in a city that seems increasingly dangerous and hostile. But does the danger come from the murderous criminals that Max is tracking down? Or the people he's trying to protect? Or does the real threat to Max lie closer to home?

Odhalené tajemství je ojedinělá a převratná kniha hovořící o konečném osvobození, které nevyžaduje žádné úsilí, postupy, procesy ani víru. Autor ke knize napsal: „V mládí jsem měl pocit, že musí existovat nějaká jiná možnost, která transformuje všechny a všechno, jakmile je jednou uskutečněna. Jednoho dne se tato možnost stala skutečností, a to velmi prostou a běžnou, úchvatnou i převratnou. Je to odhalené tajemství, které se zjevuje ve všech oblastech našeho života. Nepřichází však skrze naše pokusy změnit svůj život, ale jako přímé znovuobjevení toho, co je tím, co žije.“

JUDGE JURY WITNESS HANGMAN A band of vigilante executioners roam London's hot summer nights, abducting evil men and hanging them by the neck until dead. As the bodies pile up and riots explode across the sweltering city, DC Max Wolfe hunts a gang of killers who many believe to be heroes. And discovers that the lust for revenge starts very close to home ... Praise for The Hanging Club “This is Parson’s best crime novel so far and underlines his exceptional talent” (Daily Mail) "I've long been a fan of Tony Parson's writing…This is brilliant stuff" (Peter James) "Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic" (Lee Child) ‘Has all the ingredients and more: great plotting, great characters and at least two eye-widening twists I didn't see coming.’ (Sophie Hannah) "If you haven’t already become a fan, the third outing for Max Wolfe is the perfect introduction to the London underworld that Tony Parsons has so vividly created…Wolfe’s cases couldn’t feel more of-the-minute" (GQ) “A gripping page-turning book that will demand your full attention” (Irish Examiner) “Fast paced and gripping” (Best Special Series) “Parsons had me gripped from the first chapter to the last sentence” (Irish independent) “A cleverly plotted page-turner, with touches of Cracker and Nordic Noir, all soaked in the atmosphere of London’s murky back-streets” (CSMA Club Life magazine) Praise for Tony Parsons… “It’s all as addictive as your favourite boxset…it contains more twists than a contortionist caught in a tornado” (The Shortlist) "Told with clarity and insight ... Confirms Parsons has earned a place at the very pinnacle of British crime writing" (Daily Mail) “Tense…with a dose of dry wit” (The Daily Express) “A taut always engaging thriller” (The Sun) “I put my life on hold while I was reading because I couldn't tear myself away from the gripping story... It's complicated, brutal but Tony Parsons has managed to weave the brutality into a truly brilliant story” (Bestselling Crime Thrillers) “It's a brilliant crime novel, a thrilling procedural. Max Wolfe is a wonderfully endearing character, smart and tough and vulnerable, and with Scout (and Stan too) Tony has created so much warmth and tenderness, in a world, a genre, so often devoid of it. His research is wide, deep, impeccable - from forensics to the psychology, procedure to protocol. And boy does he know how to create suspense, and convincing plot lines, which snake and weave, and surprise right until the very end. This is a complex, shocking, very contemporary story, told with utter conviction and authority. I was hooked from page one. Crime writing has a brilliant new star” (Henry Sutton) “Sometimes, rarely, you know from the first chapter or so of a novel that you're in the hands of a master story teller. In the case of Tony Parsons…we know this within the first few pages. A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling (and wrenching) portraits of the characters, good and evil, conspire to make this a must-read" (Jeffery Deaver) “Superbly crafted crime drama that grips from start to finish” (The Sunday Post) “Fast paced and gripping” (The Scotsman) ‘[Tony Parsons'] writing pedigree is first class. It shows in this terrific thriller, and Max Wolfe is a class act, a brilliant character that has to feature again ... Absolutely stunning!’ (Books Monthly)

This is Parson's best crime novel so far and underlines his exceptional talent for sensing the zeitgeist." (Daily Mail). A band of vigilante executioners roam London's hot summer nights, abducting evil men and hanging them by the neck until dead. SENTENCED TO DEATH - the gang member who's abused vulnerable girls; the wealthy drunk driver who's mowed down a child; and the hate preacher calling for the murder of British soldiers. As the bodies pile up and riots explode across the sweltering city, DC Max Wolfe hunts a gang of killers who many believe to be heroes. And discovers that the lust for revenge starts very close to home...

Egy meggyilkolt család. Egy haldokló sorozatgyilkos. Egy elrabolt gyermek. És egy nyomozó, akinek rá kell jönnie, hogy még a legboldogabb családban is lehetnek sötét tikok, amelyek miatt valaki képes ölni… Az új év első napján egy exkluzív lakóparkban egy gazdag család tagjait szabályszerűen kivégzik - a legkisebb gyerek kivételével, akit elrabolnak. A gyilkos fegyver a mészárszékeken használt taglópisztoly. Ez vezeti Max Wolfe nyomozót az Új Scotland Yardon lévő Fekete Múzeumba, az elmúlt száz év leghíresebb bűnügyeit bemutató gyűjteményhez, ahol egy harminc évvel ezelőtt a Mészárosként elhíresült gyilkos nyomára bukkan. Csakhogy ez az ember leülte a büntetését, öreg már, és haldoklik. Lehetséges, hogy mégis újra lesújtott? Vagy csak az ismeretlen tettes őt akarta gyanúba keverni? Maxnek meg kell találnia az elrabolt gyermeket és le kell állítania a gyilkost, mielőtt egy újabb ártatlan család – vagy éppenséggel Max kislánya – kerül veszélybe. A Mészáros ugyanolyan sodró lendületű, életteli karaktereket felvonultató krimi, mint a Sunday Times bestsellerlistáján élre került előzménye, A gyiloktáska.

Egy gyilkosság tragédia. Két gyilkosság tragikus egybeesés. Három gyilkosság már főműsoridős szórakoztatás. Hét fiú egy közös fényképen, húsz éve, egy exkluzív magániskolában.Gazdag, kiváltságos csemetékből gazdag, kiváltságos felnőttek lettek – de most egyiket a másik után találják vérbe fagyva, elvágott torokkal.Hogy lehet elkapni a közösségi oldalon „Mészáros Bob” néven posztoló, titokzatos bosszúállót, aki mesterien elrejti a digitális nyomait? Egyáltalán, Hasfelmetsző twitterezne, ha élne? A bostoni fojtogató frissítené az állapotát a Facebookon? Vagy csak egy pszichopata magamutogatásáról van szó, és egész másutt kell keresni a gyilkost?Max Wolfe nyomozó egyre közelebb jut az áldozatok közös múltjának sötét titkához, de közben a gyilkos is egyre közelebb jár hozzá – s ami még riasztóbb, az anyátlanul maradt kislányához… Pörgős, kőkemény brit krimi Londonból, a nemzetközi bestselleríró Tony Parsonstól.

The final episode in the trilogy that began with the million-copy bestseller MAN AND BOY, followed with MAN AND WIFE and end ten years on with MEN FROM THE BOYS. Ten years on from MAN AND BOY, it is crunch time for Harry! Life is good for Harry Silver. He has a beautiful wife, three wonderful children and a great job as producer of the cult radio show, A Clip Round the Ear. But Harry is about to turn forty and his ex-wife is back in town. Soon it could be time to kiss the good life goodbye! When Harry's 15-year-old son Pat moves out to live with his mother, the hard times have only just begun. With his son gone, his job at risk and his wife unsettled by the reappearance of her own ex, their dream seems to be falling apart. Into the chaos of Harry Silver's life stroll two old soldiers who fought alongside Harry's late father in The Battle of Monte Cassino in the spring of 1944. Will these two grumpy old men help Harry reclaim his son, his family and his life? And can they show Harry Silver what it really means to be a man? Funny, moving and unforgettable, MEN FROM THE BOYS is a story of how we live now.

The bestselling author of MAN AND BOY turns his acute eye and pen to the biggest personal issues that face us – as well as the annoying grit in the eye of everyday life. In this dazzling collection of essays, Tony Parsons reveals why, long before he became a bestselling novelist, he was an award-winning journalist. All facets of modern life are captured here - viewed from the sometimes outrageous, often controversial, and wildly entertaining perspective of our outspoken commentator. Men and women. Straying and staying. The sound of real guns and the fashion for fake breasts. What we should do about gobby yobs, junk sex and performance anxiety. Where cars and football went wrong. The myth of the mid-life crisis. The heartbreak of saying goodbye to your parents. Why Bobby Moore's smile holds the key to the universe. How true love and learning to box can save the modern male. Life, death and even a bit of breakfast… All of it served up with a side of common sense, lightly-buttered passion and lashings of hilarity.

This is the story of how we grow old -- how we give up the dreams of youth for something better -- and how many chances we have to get it right. George Bailey has been given the gift we all dream of -- the chance to live his life again. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 42, George is given the heart of a 19-year-old -- and suddenly everything changes...He is a friend to his teenage son and daughter -- and not a stern Home Secretary, monitoring their every move. He makes love to his wife all night long - instead of from midnight until about five past. And suddenly he wants to change the world, just as soon as he shakes off his hangover. But George Bailey discovers that being young again is not all it is cracked up to be -- and what he actually wants more than anything in the universe is to have his old life back.