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Murder for Busy People
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Murder for Busy People is here! 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 - do not miss it.' - Geoffrey Wansell 'A spectacular novel that takes...
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Murder for Busy People is here! 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 - do not miss it.' - Geoffrey Wansell
'A spectacular novel that takes the reader to dark places... I absolutely loved it.' - Natasha Harding
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...
'Parsons is at the very top of his game.' - Matthew D'Ancona
'An exciting murder mystery with clever characterisation, interesting subplots and a climax that won't disappoint!' - Candis Magazine
'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
Tony Parsons, Sunday Times bestselling author, May 2024
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804941065
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 December 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 277g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
TONY PARSONS is a bestselling novelist and an award-winning journalist. His books have been published in over forty languages and his multimillion-selling novel Man and Boy won the Book of the Year prize in 2000. Most recently, he created the Max Wolfe crime series. The Murder Bag, the first Max Wolfe book, went to number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list and in 2023 was voted one of the 100 best crimes books of all time by the readers of Dead Good Books. Tony lives in London with his family.
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